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# [Muhammad Rehan Saeed](https://rehansaeed.com)

Software Developer at Microsoft, YouTuber, Open Source Contributor and Blogger

[Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/c/MuhammadRehanSaeed) [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/rehansaeeduk) [GitHub](https://github.com/RehanSaeed) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-rehan-saeed) [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/users/1212017/muhammad-rehan-saeed) [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/rehansaeed.bsky.social) [Mastodon](https://hachyderm.io/@RehanSaeed) Email [RSS](https://rehansaeed.com/rss.xml)

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## [Custom Project Templates Using dotnet new](https://rehansaeed.com/custom-project-templates-using-dotnet-new/)

How to create project templates using dotnet new and the template.json file. How to share project templates by creating NuGet packages.

Posted 18 January 2017 - **4 min read**

[.NET](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/net/) [dotnet](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/dotnet/) [dotnet new](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/dotnet-new/) [NuGet](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/nu-get/) [Project Template](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/project-template/)

![Reactive Extensions](https://rehansaeed.com/_ipx/f_png&s_2560x1440/images/hero/Reactive-Extensions-1366x768.png)

## [Reactive Extensions (Rx) - Part 8 - Timeouts](https://rehansaeed.com/reactive-extensions-rx-part-8-timeouts/)

Should you use Reactive Extensions (Rx) to do timeouts in .NET? It turns out it's better to use CancellationTokenSource in the Task Parallel Library (TPL).

Posted 2 January 2017 - **1 min read**

[.NET](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/net/) [Base Class Library](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/base-class-library/) [BCL](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/bcl/) [Reactive Extensions](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/reactive-extensions/) [Rx](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/rx/) [Task Parallel Library](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/task-parallel-library/) [TPL](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/tpl/)

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## [SEO Friendly URL's for ASP.NET Core](https://rehansaeed.com/seo-friendly-urls-asp-net-core/)

An SEO friendly URL is human readable and gives your site a higher page rank. Learn how to implement SEO friendly URL's using ASP.NET Core.

Posted 17 December 2016 - **7 min read**

[.NET](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/net/) [ASP.NET Core](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/asp-net-core/) [ASP.NET MVC](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/asp-net-mvc/) [.NET Boxed](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/net-boxed/) [Friendly URL](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/friendly-url/) [Search Engine Optimization (SEO)](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/search-engine-optimization-seo/)

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## [Making Application Insights Fast & Secure](https://rehansaeed.com/making-application-insights-fast-and-secure/)

Implementing Application Insights into your ASP.NET Core application with performance and security as a top priority in this advanced scenario.

Posted 11 December 2016 - **4 min read**

[.NET](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/net/) [Application Insights](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/application-insights/) [ASP.NET Core](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/asp-net-core/) [ASP.NET MVC](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/asp-net-mvc/) [ASP.NET Core Boilerplate](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/asp-net-core-boilerplate/) [C#](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/c/) [Content Security Policy](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/content-security-policy/)

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## [The Dotnet Watch Tool](https://rehansaeed.com/the-dotnet-watch-tool/)

The dotnet watch tool is a file watcher for dotnet that restarts the application when changes in the source code are detected.

Posted 10 September 2016 - **2 min read**

[.NET](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/net/) [ASP.NET Core](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/asp-net-core/) [ASP.NET MVC](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/asp-net-mvc/) [.NET Boxed](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/net-boxed/) [dotnet watch](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/dotnet-watch/) [launchSettings.json](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/launch-settings-json/) [project.json](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/project-json/) [Visual Studio](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/visual-studio/)

![NGINX](https://rehansaeed.com/_ipx/f_png&s_2560x1440/images/hero/NGINX-1366x768.png)

## [NGINX for ASP.NET Core In-Depth](https://rehansaeed.com/nginx-asp-net-core-depth/)

NGINX is a popular open source web server. It can act as a reverse proxy server for ASP.NET Core web apps. How to configure NGINX for ASP.NET Core.

Posted 21 August 2016 - **11 min read**

[ASP.NET Core](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/asp-net-core/) [.NET Boxed](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/net-boxed/) [Brotli](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/brotli/) [HTTP 2.0](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/http-2-0/) [IIS](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/iis/) [Internet Information Services (IIS)](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/internet-information-services-iis/) [Kestrel](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/kestrel/) [NGINX](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/nginx/) [Web Server](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/web-server/)

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## [ASP.NET Core Fluent Interface Extensions](https://rehansaeed.com/asp-net-core-fluent-interface-extensions/)

Using the fluent interface style in with ASP.NET Core Fluent Interface Extension methods. Building on top of the work done by Khalid Abuhakmeh.

Posted 26 June 2016 - **2 min read**

[ASP.NET Core](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/asp-net-core/) [.NET Boxed](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/net-boxed/)

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## [Azure Active Directory Versus Identity Server](https://rehansaeed.com/azure-active-directory-versus-identity-server/)

A comparison between Azure Active Directory and Identity Server covering the advantages and disadvantages of both.

Posted 20 May 2016 - **6 min read**

[Active Directory](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/active-directory/) [Azure Active Directory](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/azure-active-directory/) [Cloudflare](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/cloudflare/) [Connect Health](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/connect-health/) [IdentityServer](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/identity-server/) [IdentityServer4](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/identity-server4/) [Two-Factor Authentication](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/two-factor-authentication/)

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## [Social TagHelpers for ASP.NET Core](https://rehansaeed.com/social-taghelpers-for-asp-net-core/)

Enhance the experience of sharing a page from your site through the use of social media meta tags implemented with ASP.NET Core TagHelpers.

Posted 19 March 2016 - **5 min read**

[.NET](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/net/) [ASP.NET Core](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/asp-net-core/) [ASP.NET MVC](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/asp-net-mvc/) [ASP.NET MVC 5](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/asp-net-mvc-5/) [.NET Boxed](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/net-boxed/) [GitHub](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/git-hub/) [HTML Helper](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/html-helper/) [TagHelper](https://rehansaeed.com/tag/tag-helper/)

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## [Subresource Integrity TagHelper Using ASP.NET Core - Part 2](https://rehansaeed.com/subresource-integrity-taghelper-using-asp-net-core-part-2/)

Use an ASP.NET Core TagHelper to implement Subresource Integrity (SRI) to ensure that external resources have not been tampered with. With is part 2.

Posted 12 March 2016 - **4 min read**

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