Entity Framework Core Tutorials

Welcome to the official Microsoft documentation for Entity Framework Core. This section provides a comprehensive set of tutorials to help you master EF Core, from basic concepts to advanced techniques.

Featured Tutorials

• Getting Started with EF Core

  Learn how to set up your environment, create your first EF Core model, and perform basic database operations.

• Configuring Your EF Core Model

  Discover how to map your .NET classes to database tables, define primary keys, relationships, and constraints using data annotations and the fluent API.

• Efficiently Querying Data with EF Core

  Master LINQ to Entities and explore techniques for fetching data, including filtering, sorting, projection, and handling related data.

• Saving Data with EF Core

  Understand how to add, update, and delete entities, manage transaction isolation, and handle concurrency conflicts.

• Database Migrations with EF Core

  Learn how to manage database schema changes over time using EF Core Migrations. Create, apply, and revert migrations with ease.

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Dive deeper into specific aspects of Entity Framework Core:

• Working with Entity Relationships
• Advanced EF Core Features
• Performance Optimization Tips

Prerequisites

To follow along with these tutorials, you should have:

• A good understanding of C# programming.
• Familiarity with the .NET ecosystem.
• Basic knowledge of relational databases.

We recommend starting with the "Getting Started" tutorial and progressing sequentially to build a strong foundation in Entity Framework Core.