title: index.html not showing as default page
body: <p>I have created an <strong>empty</strong> Web Application in  .NET Core, in <code>wwwroot</code> I have the <strong>index.html</strong> which is not loading as default page, it loads only when I call it explicitly.</p>
  
  <p>Here is my project.json</p>
  
  <pre><code>{
    "version": "1.0.0-*",
    "compilationOptions": {
      "emitEntryPoint": true
    },
  
    "dependencies": {
      "Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel": "1.0.0-rc1-final",
      "Microsoft.AspNet.StaticFiles": "1.0.0-rc1-final"
    },
  
    "commands": {
      "web": "Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel"
    },
  
    "frameworks": {
      "dnxcore50": { }
    },
  
    "exclude": [
      "wwwroot",
      "node_modules"
    ],
    "publishExclude": [
      "**.user",
      "**.vspscc"
    ]
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Here my Startup:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public class Startup
  {
      // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
      // For more information on how to configure your application, visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=398940
      public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
      {
      }
  
      // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
      public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
      {
          app.UseStaticFiles();
      }
  
      // Entry point for the application.
      public static void Main(string[] args) =&gt; WebApplication.Run&lt;Startup&gt;(args);
  }
  </code></pre>