### Add NuGet packages and EF tools
[!INCLUDE[](~/includes/add-EF-NuGet-SQLite-CLI.md)]
### Add a database context class
In the RazorPagesMovie project, create a new folder called *Data*.
Add the following `RazorPagesMovieContext` class to the *Data* folder:
[!code-csharp[](~/tutorials/razor-pages/razor-pages-start/sample/RazorPagesMovie30/Data/RazorPagesMovieContext.cs)]
The preceding code creates a `DbSet` property for the entity set. In Entity Framework terminology, an entity set typically corresponds to a database table, and an entity corresponds to a row in the table. The code won't compile until dependencies are added in a later step.
### Add a database connection string
Add a connection string to the *appsettings.json* file as shown in the following highlighted code:
::: moniker range=">= aspnetcore-3.0"
[!code-json[](~/tutorials/razor-pages/razor-pages-start/sample/RazorPagesMovie30/appsettings_SQLite.json?highlight=10-12)]
### Register the database context
Add the following `using` statements at the top of *Startup.cs*:
```csharp
using RazorPagesMovie.Data;
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
```
Register the database context with the [dependency injection](xref:fundamentals/dependency-injection) container in `Startup.ConfigureServices`.
[!code-csharp[](~/tutorials/razor-pages/razor-pages-start/sample/RazorPagesMovie30/Startup.cs?name=snippet_UseSqlite&highlight=11-12)]
::: moniker-end
::: moniker range="< aspnetcore-3.0"
[!code-json[](~/tutorials/razor-pages/razor-pages-start/sample/RazorPagesMovie/appsettings_SQLite.json?highlight=8-9)]
### Add required NuGet packages
Run the following .NET Core CLI command to add SQLite and CodeGeneration.Design to the project:
```dotnetcli
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SQLite
dotnet add package Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design
```
The `Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design` package is required for scaffolding.
### Register the database context
Add the following `using` statements at the top of *Startup.cs*:
```csharp
using RazorPagesMovie.Models;
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
```
Register the database context with the [dependency injection](xref:fundamentals/dependency-injection) container in `Startup.ConfigureServices`.
[!code-csharp[](~/tutorials/razor-pages/razor-pages-start/sample/RazorPagesMovie22/Startup.cs?name=snippet_UseSqlite&highlight=11-12)]
Build the project as a check for errors.
::: moniker-end