Build and publish a package to nuget

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1. Of course you will need VS

latest is the best

2. Then, install nuget.exe by

2.1. Download nuget from nuget
2.2. Saving nuget.exe to suitable folder
2.3. Add to PATH environment variable like C:\nuget

3. Of course you need a library to publish

It’s a project, say MyApp (then there is a MyApp.csproj file at root directory)

4. Open cmd at root dir

for windows (of course) you can select the address bar (Alt + D) then type cmd

5. Run the command below to create nuspec file

nuget spec MyApp.csproj

6. Update that nuspec file to match your release notes

pay attention at some required fields such as

  • licenseUrl
  • projectUrl
  • iconUrl
  • releaseNotes
  • tags

7. Create package with command

nuget pack

for release mode, use additional param

nuget pack -Prop Configuration=Release

A package will be created, say MyApp.1.0.0.nupkg

8. Run command below to publish that package

nuget push <package>.nupkg <apikey> -Source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json

with

  • <package> is your package name
  • <apikey> is your nuget api key

And done!