title: Launch specific URL in an ASP.NET Core app in VSCode when running the app
body: <p>(Running on a Mac if that matters.)</p>
  
  <p>In Visual Studio you use this method to launch a specific URL when running or debugging your ASP.NET Core project. The launchUrl property is used. This is a sample launchSettings.json file: </p>
  
  <pre><code>{
    "profiles": {
      "MyProjectName": {
        "commandName": "Project",
        "launchBrowser": true,
        "launchUrl": "customstartupurlgoeshere/?id=theanswertotheuniverse",
        "environmentVariables": {
          "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
        },
        "applicationUrl": "https://localhost:5001;http://localhost:5000"
      }
    }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What's the analog in VS Code? I read that VS Code ignores the launchSettings.json file. </p>