Welcome to Minimal API with .NET 10 and C#, the most comprehensive and practical course available for mastering modern API development using Microsoft’s streamlined Minimal API architecture. In this hands-on, project-driven course, you will build a fully functional, production-ready API used to manage fictional research sites, artifacts, catalog records, media files, and user accounts inside the Aeon Registry system. Whether you are new to .NET or transitioning from MVC controllers, this course guides you step-by-step through designing, structuring, building, documenting, and deploying a real application following industry best practices.
Why This Course Stands Out
This is not a basic demo API. You will architect a complete multi-layered system with:
- Authentication and role-based authorization
- Identity API endpoints (with custom overrides)
- Fully designed Site and Artifact management systems
- Public and private endpoint architecture
- Media upload, validation, and binary image delivery
- PostgreSQL integration through Entity Framework Core
- Production-level error handling and filters
- Branded Swagger documentation
- Deployment to Railway using Docker
- Static file hosting, maps, and a homepage
Every feature is taught through real implementation, not theory.
What You Will Learn
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to build professional-grade Minimal API applications, including:
Minimal API Architecture:
- Organize projects using entities, DTOs, services, filters, and endpoint groups
- Implement consistent CRUD endpoint patterns
- Apply projection and mapping techniques for response models
