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title: "ASP.NET MVC Getting Started | Microsoft Docs"
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description: "Learn About ASP.NET MVC ASP.NET MVC gives you a powerful, patterns-based way to build dynamic websites that enables a clean separation of concerns and that g..."
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ASP.NET MVC Getting Started
====================
> The following guidance explains what ASP.NET MVC is and shows how to get started.


- [Getting Started with ASP.NET MVC 5](introduction/index.md)

    - [Getting Started](introduction/getting-started.md)
    - [Adding a Controller](introduction/adding-a-controller.md)
    - [Adding a View](introduction/adding-a-view.md)
    - [Adding a Model](introduction/adding-a-model.md)
    - [Creating a Connection String and Working with SQL Server LocalDB](introduction/creating-a-connection-string.md)
    - [Accessing Your Model's Data from a Controller](introduction/accessing-your-models-data-from-a-controller.md)
    - [Examining the Edit Methods and Edit View](introduction/examining-the-edit-methods-and-edit-view.md)
    - [Adding Search](introduction/adding-search.md)
    - [Adding a New Field](introduction/adding-a-new-field.md)
    - [Adding Validation](introduction/adding-validation.md)
    - [Examining the Details and Delete Methods](introduction/examining-the-details-and-delete-methods.md)
- [Getting Started with EF 6 using MVC 5](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/index.md)

    - [Creating an Entity Framework Data Model](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/creating-an-entity-framework-data-model-for-an-asp-net-mvc-application.md)
    - [Implementing Basic CRUD Functionality](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/implementing-basic-crud-functionality-with-the-entity-framework-in-asp-net-mvc-application.md)
    - [Sorting, Filtering, and Paging](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/sorting-filtering-and-paging-with-the-entity-framework-in-an-asp-net-mvc-application.md)
    - [Connection Resiliency and Command Interception](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/connection-resiliency-and-command-interception-with-the-entity-framework-in-an-asp-net-mvc-application.md)
    - [Code First Migrations and Deployment](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/migrations-and-deployment-with-the-entity-framework-in-an-asp-net-mvc-application.md)
    - [Creating a More Complex Data Model](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/creating-a-more-complex-data-model-for-an-asp-net-mvc-application.md)
    - [Reading Related Data](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/reading-related-data-with-the-entity-framework-in-an-asp-net-mvc-application.md)
    - [Updating Related Data](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/updating-related-data-with-the-entity-framework-in-an-asp-net-mvc-application.md)
    - [Async and Stored Procedures](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/async-and-stored-procedures-with-the-entity-framework-in-an-asp-net-mvc-application.md)
    - [Handling Concurrency](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/handling-concurrency-with-the-entity-framework-in-an-asp-net-mvc-application.md)
    - [Implementing Inheritance](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/implementing-inheritance-with-the-entity-framework-in-an-asp-net-mvc-application.md)
    - [Advanced Entity Framework Scenarios](getting-started-with-ef-using-mvc/advanced-entity-framework-scenarios-for-an-mvc-web-application.md)
- [EF Database First with ASP.NET MVC](database-first-development/index.md)

    - [Getting Started with Entity Framework 6 Database First using MVC 5](database-first-development/setting-up-database.md)
    - [Creating the Web Application and Data Models](database-first-development/creating-the-web-application.md)
    - [Generating Views](database-first-development/generating-views.md)
    - [Changing the Database](database-first-development/changing-the-database.md)
    - [Customizing a View](database-first-development/customizing-a-view.md)
    - [Enhancing Data Validation](database-first-development/enhancing-data-validation.md)
    - [Publish to Azure](database-first-development/publish-to-azure.md)
- [Lifecycle of an ASP.NET MVC 5 Application](lifecycle-of-an-aspnet-mvc-5-application.md)
- [MVC Recommended Resources](recommended-resources-for-mvc.md)
- [MVC recommended tutorials and articles](mvc-learning-sequence.md)