Getting Started with Blazor Server

Blazor Server is a powerful framework that allows you to build interactive web applications using C# instead of JavaScript.

Prerequisites

.NET 9 SDK
Visual Studio 2022 or VS Code
Basic knowledge of C# and HTML

Creating Your First Project

Start by creating a new Blazor Server project:

dotnet new blazorserver -n MyBlazorApp
cd MyBlazorApp
dotnet run

Understanding the Project Structure

A typical Blazor Server project contains:

Components/ - Reusable UI components
Pages/ - Routable page components
Layout/ - Layout components
Services/ - Application services

Your First Component

Create a simple counter component:

@page "/counter"

<h3>Counter</h3>

<p>Current count: @currentCount</p>

<button @onclick="IncrementCount">Click me</button>

@code {
    private int currentCount = 0;

    private void IncrementCount()
    {
        currentCount++;
    }
}

This tutorial covers the basics of Blazor Server. In future posts, we'll dive deeper into advanced topics like state management, dependency injection, and real-time features with SignalR.