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+We are pleased to [announce](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/webdev/2016/05/16/announcing-asp-net-core-rc2/) the release of ASP.NET Core RC2!
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+[Get started with ASP.NET Core RC2](https://docs.asp.net/en/1.0.0-rc2/getting-started.html)
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 If you are looking for the homepage of .NET Core, with getting started guides and downloads for released versions of ASP.NET Core then you should go to http://dot.net. This is the home page of our source code repositories and is intended for those contributing to ASP.NET Core or using bleeding edge nightly builds.
 
 If you want a more stable, released, experience or getting started instructions then go to one of the following: