How do I get NuGet into my list of package managers?

Question

I'm working with a loaner laptop, but I've got to use it for now, until they give me a permanent solution.

Anyway, I was trying to add a NuGet package to a .NET 8 web application I've been working on. Unfortunately, all VS 2022 will let me see if Microsoft Visual Studio Offline Packages. In Options, under NuGet Package Manager I see 4 subsections:

• General
• Configuration Files
• Package Sources
• Package Source Mapping.

It seems to me like Package Sources is the correct place I should enter NuGet, but I don't know what the URL is. And when I press the plus button ("+") all I'm given is "Package source https://packagesource", which to me doesn't look right. I need help, please.

Answer 1

Hello Falanga, Rod, DOH,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

By default, NuGet uses the official NuGet.org source . This source contains a vast repository of publicly available package.

https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json

You can also add custom package sources to the NuGet.config file. This is useful for using internal feeds or other external source. Usually located in this location.

C:\Users\your user name\AppData\Roaming\NuGet

For example:

 <packageSources>
    <add key="nuget.org" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" protocolVersion="3" />
  </packageSources>

Docs Referred:

sources command (NuGet CLI) Best Regards,

Dou

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