actions/Setup .NET Core SDK
Used to build and publish .NET source. Set up a specific version of the .NET and authentication to private NuGet repository
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uses: actions/setup-dotnet@26b0ec14cb23fa6904739307f278c14f94c95bf1 # v5.4.0tags can be moved; commit SHAs can't. why a SHA?
Inputs
| name | description | required | default |
|---|---|---|---|
| dotnet-version | Optional SDK version(s) to use. If not provided, will install global.json version when available. Examples: 2.2.104, 3.1, 3.1.x, 3.x, 6.0.2xx, latest | no | — |
| dotnet-quality | Optional quality of the build. The possible values are: daily, preview, ga. | no | — |
| dotnet-channel | Optional channel for the installation. The possible values are: STS, LTS, A.B (e.g. 8.0), A.B.Cxx (e.g. 8.0.1xx, available since 5.0). To be used with "dotnet-version: latest". | no | — |
| global-json-file | Optional global.json location, if your global.json isn't located in the root of the repo. | no | — |
| source-url | Optional package source for which to set up authentication. Will consult any existing NuGet.config in the root of the repo and provide a temporary NuGet.config using the NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable as a ClearTextPassword | no | — |
| owner | Optional OWNER for using packages from GitHub Package Registry organizations/users other than the current repository's owner. Only used if a GPR URL is also provided in source-url | no | — |
| config-file | Optional NuGet.config location, if your NuGet.config isn't located in the root of the repo. | no | — |
| cache | Optional input to enable caching of the NuGet global-packages folder | no | false |
| cache-dependency-path | Used to specify the path to a dependency file: packages.lock.json. Supports wildcards or a list of file names for caching multiple dependencies. | no | — |
| workloads | Optional SDK workloads to install for additional platform support. Examples: wasm-tools, maui, aspire. | no | — |
| architecture | Optional architecture for the .NET install. Supported values: x64, x86, arm64, amd64, arm, s390x, ppc64le, riscv64. If not set, the installer auto-detects the current system architecture. | no | — |
Outputs
| name | description |
|---|---|
| cache-hit | A boolean value to indicate if a cache was hit. |
| dotnet-version | Contains the installed by action .NET SDK version for reuse. |