Install .NET 8 and JetBrains Rider

.NET SDK 8

Windows

In Windows, open Terminal and install .NET SDK 8 using
winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.8

Check installation was successful using
dotnet --list-sdks

MacOS

Go to Download .NET 8.0. For Apple silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4) laptops, install Arm64. For Intel based Apple laptops, install x64.

Check installation was successful using
dotnet --list-sdks

.NET Tools

In either Windows or MacOS, run
dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef

Jetbrains Rider

As of 24 Oct 2024, JetBrains announced Rider would be free for non-commercial use.

Install JetBrains Rider or install JetBrains Toolbox then install Rider.

Following, for non-commercial license, log in your JetBrains account or create one if you don't have one.