JetBrains just released a new .NET IDE: Rider. At MyGet, we’ve been using Rider for our internal development since it was announced. So far, we have really enjoyed this IDE built around ReSharper! And since it comes with a lightning-fast NuGet client, let’s see how we can consume packages from a MyGet feed.

Adding a MyGet feed package source

The first step in connecting Rider to a MyGet feed is adding it as a package source. We can do this using NuGet.exe (via good old NuGet.config), or from within Rider. From the NuGet tool window, open the Sources tab. This will show us all of the NuGet configuration files that are in play, and a list of all feeds configured.

From here, we can add our MyGet feed (or edit an existing entry). We will have to give our feed a name so we can easily recognize it in Rider, and the URL to our feed. This URL can be found on the MyGet feed details page after logging in to www.myget.org.

The NuGet client in Rider supports working with public and private MyGet feeds. While Rider supports using pre-authenticated feeds as well as feeds that require entering credentials, we recommend using the latter. Rider safely stores our MyGet username/password in its password store, which is based on KeePass.

Using MyGet together with JetBrains Rider makes it possible to develop .NET applications and let your development team consume both public and private packages hosted securely on MyGet.

• Download Rider for Windows, macOS or Linux, and take it for a 30-day trial.
• Create a MyGet account to securely work with private NuGet feeds, and get a 14-day trial.

Happy packaging!