How to read the configuration from a separate file?

Now the configuration is in the appsettings.json file in the section: “Finbuckle:MultiTenant:Stores:ConfigurationStore”

Is it possible to use a separate file for the “Finbuckle:MultiTenant:Stores:ConfigurationStore”?

I pack my app to the Docker image and it may be useful to locate the config file in a mapped folder to provide user possibility to edit the configuration.

I have made: moved the section “Finbuckle:MultiTenant:Stores:ConfigurationStore” to the appsettings2.json file

           var config = new ConfigurationBuilder()
                .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json")
                .AddJsonFile(@"..\Config\appsettings2.json", optional: true)
                .Build();

services.AddMultiTenant<DerivedTenantInfo>()
                    .WithStore<ConfigurationStore<DerivedTenantInfo>>(ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
                    .WithHostStrategy(tenantSettings.HostTemplate)
                    .WithPerTenantOptions<S3ConfigOptions>((options, tenantInfo) =>
                    {
                        options.ServiceURL = tenantInfo.S3ServiceURL;
                    });

But when I run the app it gives an exception:

Finbuckle.MultiTenant.MultiTenantException: Section name provided to the Configuration Store is invalid.
   at Finbuckle.MultiTenant.Stores.ConfigurationStore`1..ctor(IConfiguration configuration, String sectionName)
   at Finbuckle.MultiTenant.Stores.ConfigurationStore`1..ctor(IConfiguration configuration)

[AndrewTriesToCode]

Hello @Oleg26Dev Thanks for the details. Two things:

1. The path to your json file should be @".\Config\appsettings2.json" (only a single leading dot) based on your folder configuration.

2. You create a config in Main, but that is a totally separate configuration from the one ASP.NET Core creates and uses. To add your json file to the built-in configuration call ConfigureAppConfiguration as a part of your CreateHostBuilder method:

public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
            Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
                .ConfigureAppConfiguration(config =>
                {
                    config.AddJsonFile(@"./Config/appsettings2.json");
                    //Console.WriteLine(....);
                })
                .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder =>
                {
                    webBuilder.UseStartup<Startup>();
                });

Give that a try, that should get you going. I was able to run the app like that.

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