ChumboMJ

When creating a fresh .NET Core 8 React project on a fresh developer machine using Visual Studio 2022, I found that I was getting an error that was preventing the application from running locally. Specifically, the errors "Error: Could Not Create Certificate" and "There was an error exporting the HTTPS developer certificate to a file. Please create the target directory before exporting. Choose permissions carefully when creating it." After a little time digging into and little success finding documentation on the issue, I finally sloved my error.

Prerequisites

• This applies to any development machines that do not already have a folder created at %APPDATA%\ASP.NET\https OR your app home directory (Generally C:\Users\USERNAME or use %HOMEPATH%)

Steps to Reproduce the Error

1. Open Visual Studio
2. Choose "Create a New Project"
3. Select "React and ASP.NET Core" Javascript and Web app from the options
4. Try running your application!