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# Create the project

## Creating and setting up the project

1\) Change to the directory of your choice and create a project called `EFGetStarted`

```
dotnet new console -o EFGetStarted
cd EFGetStarted
```

2\) Install `dotnet ef` the global CLI tool for working with entity framework tool set

Refer [this ](https://raviram.gitbook.io/quick-reference/dotnet-cli/dotnet-ef-install)link for details

3\) Install entity framework core SQL Server package for the current project, the command is documented [here](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer) if you need to refer to it

```bash
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
```

4\) Install entity framework core design library package for the current project, we will need this later

```bash
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design
```

5\) verify the installations by listing the packages in the project

```bash
dotnet list package
```

output

```bash
Project 'EFGetStarted' has the following package references
   [net7.0]:
   Top-level Package                              Requested   Resolved
   > Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design         7.0.1       7.0.1
   > Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer      7.0.1       7.0.1
```

We are now good to go to the next step!