[ASP.NET] Changing the ASP.Net core 6 Kestrel default hosting address and port

Table of Contents

• Method 1: Configure in appsettings.json
• Method 2: Define in Program.cs
• Further Reading

Method 1: Configure in appsettings.json

Add the following configuration to your appsettings.json file to define Kestrel endpoints:

{
  "Kestrel": {
    "Endpoints": {
      "Http": {
        "Url": "http://localhost:5000"
      },
      "Https": {
        "Url": "https://localhost:5001"
      }
    }
  }
}

Method 2: Define in Program.cs

You can also specify the endpoint directly in Program.cs:

await app.RunAsync("http://localhost:5000");

Further Reading

For more details, refer to the official Microsoft documentation:

Configure Endpoints in ASP.NET Core Kestrel Web Server