# Welcome to ASP.NET 5

We've made some big updates in this release, so it’s **important** that you spend a few minutes to learn what’s new.

You've created a new ASP.NET 5 project. [Learn what's new](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518016)

## This application consists of:

*   Sample pages using ASP.NET MVC 6
*   [Gulp](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518007) and [Bower](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518004) for managing client-side libraries
*   Theming using [Bootstrap](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=398939)

## How to

*   [Add a Controller and View](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=398600)
*   [Add an appsetting in config and access it in app.](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=699562)
*   [Manage User Secrets using Secret Manager.](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699315)
*   [Use logging to log a message.](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699316)
*   [Add packages using NuGet.](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699317)
*   [Add client packages using Bower.](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699318)
*   [Target development, staging or production environment.](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699319)

## Overview

*   [Conceptual overview of what is ASP.NET 5](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518008)
*   [Fundamentals of ASP.NET 5 such as Startup and middleware.](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699320)
*   [Working with Data](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=398602)
*   [Security](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=398603)
*   [Client side development](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=699321)
*   [Develop on different platforms](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=699322)
*   [Read more on the documentation site](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=699323)

## Run & Deploy

*   [Run your app](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=517851)
*   [Run your app on .NET Core](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=517852)
*   [Run commands in your project.json](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=517853)
*   [Publish to Microsoft Azure Web Apps](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=398609)

We would love to hear your [feedback](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518015)