Entity Framework Core: DbContextOptionsBuilder does not contain a definition for 'usesqlserver' and no extension method 'usesqlserver'

Question

I am new to EF core and I\'m trying to get it to work with my ASP.NET Core project.

I get the above error in my startup.cs when trying configure the

Answer 1

I had same issue but problem went off after going back and fixing DbContext incorrect syntax issue such as it should have been ExampleDbContextClass: DbContext whereas I had missed DbContext part in Context Class where you define your DbSet. Also, I verified following dependencies are needed in order to achieve connection to SqlServer. Also verify that Version you install is less than your project's current version to be on safe side. Such as if your project is using 3.1 do not try to use newer one which would be for example 3.1.9. I had issue with that too.