Double-click on the project.json file inside the Solution Explorer in Visual Studio.

Add the following two lines to the dependencies section, and save the project.json file:

        "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc": "1.0.0", 
        "Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles": "1.0.0" 

You should see a yellow colored notification inside the Visual Studio Solution Explorer with a message stating that it is busy restoring packages.

Open the Startup.cs file. To enable MVC for the project, change the ConfigureServices method to the following:

        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services) 
         { 
            services.AddMvc(); 
         } 

Finally, update the Configure method to the following code:

         public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment 
         env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory) 
          { 
             loggerFactory.AddConsole(); 
 
             if (env.IsDevelopment()) 
              { 
                 app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage(); 
              } 
 
              app.UseStaticFiles(); 
 
              app.UseMvc(routes => 
              { 
                 routes.MapRoute( 
                 name: "default", 
                 template: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}"); 
              }); 
           }  

The preceding code will enable logging and the serving of static files such as images, style sheets, and JavaScript files. It will also set the default MVC route.

In the Visual Studio Solution Explorer, right-click on the project name and select Add | New Folder from the context menu.

Name the new folder Controllers.

Add another folder called Views.

Right-click on the Controllers folder and select Add | New Item... from the context menu.

Select MVC Controller Class from the Add New Item dialog, located under .NET Core | ASP.NET, and click on Add. The default name when adding a new controller will be HomeController.cs:

Next, we'll need to add a subfolder for the HomeController in the Views folder. Right-click on the Views folder and select Add | New Folder from the context menu.

Name the new folder Home.

Right-click on the newly created Home folder and select Add | New Item... from the context menu.

Select the MVC View Page item, located under .NET Core | ASP.NET; from the list, make sure the filename is Index.cshtml and click on the Add button:

Your project layout should resemble the following in the Visual Studio Solution Explorer: