Run the Identity scaffolder:

# [Visual Studio](#tab/visual-studio)

* From **Solution Explorer**, right-click on the project > **Add** > **New Scaffolded Item**.
* From the left pane of the **Add New Scaffolded Item** dialog, select **Identity** > **Add**.
* In the **Add Identity** dialog, select the options you want.
  * Select your existing layout page, or your layout file will be overwritten with incorrect markup:
    * `~/Pages/Shared/_Layout.cshtml` for Razor Pages
    * `~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml` for MVC projects
    * Blazor Server apps created from the Blazor Server template (`blazorserver`) aren't configured for Razor Pages or MVC by default. Leave the layout page entry blank.
  * Select the **+** button to create a new **Data context class**. Accept the default value or specify a class (for example, `MyApplication.Data.ApplicationDbContext`).
* Select **Add**.

# [.NET Core CLI](#tab/netcore-cli)

If you have not previously installed the ASP.NET Core scaffolder, install it now:

```dotnetcli
dotnet tool install -g dotnet-aspnet-codegenerator
```

Add required NuGet package references to the project file (*.csproj*). Run the following commands in the project directory:

```dotnetcli
dotnet add package Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design
dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore
dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools
```

Run the following command to list the Identity scaffolder options:

```dotnetcli
dotnet aspnet-codegenerator identity -h
```

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In the project folder, run the Identity scaffolder with the options you want. For example, to setup identity with the default UI and the minimum number of files, run the following command:

```dotnetcli
dotnet aspnet-codegenerator identity --useDefaultUI
```

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