Managing AspIdentity With MongoDB And AspNetCore-2.x

Install the Nuget Package#

Install MongoAspNetCore Nuget Package :

Add configuration#

Add MongoDb connection details in appsettings.Development.json.

{
  "MongoDB": {
    "ConnectionString": "mongodb://localhost:27017",
    "Database": "IdentityDatabase"
  }
}

{
  "MongoDB": {
    "ConnectionString": "mongodb://localhost:27017",
    "Database": "IdentityDatabase"
  }
}

Add AspIdentity with MongoDB#

using MongoAspNetCore;
using MongoAspNetCore.AspIdentity.Extensions;

public class Startup
{
    public Startup(IConfiguration configuration)
    {
        Configuration = configuration;
    }

    public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }

    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        //Get the mongo config
        MongoConfiguration mongoConfig = Configuration.GetMongoConfiguration();

        //Add identity with mongodb
        services
            .AddIdentityWithMongoDb(mongoConfig)
            .AddDefaultTokenProviders();

        services.AddMvc();
    }

    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env)
    {
        ...
    }
}

using MongoAspNetCore;
using MongoAspNetCore.AspIdentity.Extensions;
public class Startup
{
    public Startup(IConfiguration configuration)
    {
        Configuration = configuration;
    }
    public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        //Get the mongo config
        MongoConfiguration mongoConfig = Configuration.GetMongoConfiguration();
        //Add identity with mongodb
        services
            .AddIdentityWithMongoDb(mongoConfig)
            .AddDefaultTokenProviders();
        services.AddMvc();
    }
    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env)
    {
        ...
    }
}

Update SigninManager (optional)#

Replace all the SigninManager<ApplicationUser> and ApplicationUser declarations with MongoSigninManager<User> and User (optional)

note

This step is applicable only if your base project is the default AspIdentity Template with Individual Account authentication. For more information on this, please refer the tutorial linked above.