Use DevExpress Templates to Create an ASP.NET Core Dashboard Application

• Mar 25, 2026
• 3 minutes to read

DevExpress Templates help you create a ready-to-use ASP.NET Core application with a Dashboard control.

Project Template Kit (Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, JetBrains Rider)

Use the Cross-IDE Project Template Kit to create an ASP.NET Core application with the Dashboard component.

To create an ASP.NET Core application with a Dashboard control, follow the steps below:

1. Install the DevExpress Project Template Kit extension. Refer to the following sections in the Project Template Kit help topic for instructions depending on the IDE of your choice:

   • Install and Run the Project Wizard for Visual Studio
   • Install and Run the Project Wizard for Visual Studio Code
   • Install and Run the Project Wizard for JetBrains Rider

2. Select ASP.NET Core or BI Dashboards in the Platforms list. Select the ASP.NET Core BI Dashboard Application template:

   

3. Specify additional template options. Click Create Project to generate the project.

.NET CLI Templates

Use CLI Project Templates to create an ASP.NET Core application with the BI Dashboard component.

DevExpress ASP.NET Core project templates are included in our Unified Component Installer.

You can also install the templates from nuget.org or the DevExpress NuGet Gallery (nuget.devexpress.com). If you are new to NuGet, visit the following page for additional information about package management prerequisites: An Introduction to NuGet.

Ensure that the nuget.org source is enabled. If it is disabled, you may encounter error NU1101: Unable to find package DevExpress.AspNetCore.ProjectTemplates. To list sources with their status, run dotnet nuget list source. To enable a source, run dotnet nuget enable source <source name>.

To create an ASP.NET Core application with a Dashboard control, follow the steps below:

1. Run the following command to install DevExpress ASP.NET Core project templates from nuget.org:

   .NET CLI

   dotnet new install DevExpress.AspNetCore.ProjectTemplates
   

2. Create a project with a Dashboard control:

   .NET CLI

   dotnet new dx.aspnetcore.dashboard -n DashboardApp
   

   You can also specify additional options when you create a project. To view available command options, use one of the following parameters: -? | -h | --help. For example, execute the following command:

   .NET CLI

   dotnet new dx.aspnetcore.dashboard --help
   

   Template Options

   The following list contains options you can specify when creating DevExpress ASP.NET Core BI Dashboard project templates:

   -prerelease, --use-prerelease-dx-version

   A flag that indicates whether to use a pre-release DevExpress package version in the project.

   --framework <TFM>

   Specifies the target framework. It expects a target framework moniker (TFM). Example: net8.0.

   --dx-version <version>

   Specifies DevExpress package version to be used in the project. Examples: 25.2.3, 25.2.*, 25.2.*-*

   --dx-nuget-feed <feed>

   Specifies the NuGet Feed URL. Refer to nuget.devexpress.com to obtain your personal feed URL (available for registered users).

   -ndd, --no-demo-data

   Specifies whether to create a project without a sample dashboard and predefined data source.

   -mcp, --use-devexpress-mcp

   Installs the DevExpress Documentation MCP Server for the generated solution. GitHub Copilot queries DevExpress documentation through this server to improve response accuracy and reduce model hallucinations. Refer to DevExpress Documentation MCP Server for setup details.

Next Steps

Create Dashboards on the Web

Describes how to create and configure dashboards in the Web Dashboard control.

ASP.NET Core Dashboard Control

Contains instructions on how to integrate the Dashboard control into an ASP.NET Core application.