NuGET Issue. How to install Packages without Nuget

Question

What happen to nuget today? Are they out? I was not able to download everything using VS or even the browser was not able to download

https://api.nuget.org/packages/entityframework.6.1.3.nupkg

Browser returned:

This site can’t be reached api.nuget.org’s server DNS address could not be found. Try running Windows Network Diagnostics.

VS returned:

Error occured:\nAn error occurred while sending the request.

Package Manager Console returned:

install-package : An error occurred while sending the request.
At line:1 char:1
+ install-package entityframework
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Install-Package], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NuGetCmdletUnhandledException,NuGet.PackageManagement.PowerShellCmdlets.InstallPackageCommand

Any idea? Please help. Thanks

Answer 1

@CodeJammer, I agree with Pacchy's suggestion.

Please check your machine have any proxy configured or "http_proxy" variable configured in environment variable. If yes, you need to add proxy settings into Nuget.Config file. Refer to this link for details: Nuget Config Section & Nuget Proxy Settings. Alternatively, you can clear the Proxy Cache in IE and "http_proxy" environment variable, see How to reset your Internet Explorer proxy settings.

If the NuGet issue persists, you can try to Host Your own nuget or download the NuGet package and unzip it to local folder, which will list all content of this package. Then add the dlls in the unzipped folder into your project through Add Reference.

Answer 2

If you don't want to use nuget but have access to the package you want, you could just add the package files into your project directory and then add the references in by right clicking on them in the solution directory and then clicking add reference

Answer 3

Doubt if there is any issues with the nuget site, it seems to be resolving fine. There might be proxy which is blocking.

If you are behind any corporate firewall for nuget which is causing issues, host your nuget service. However you need to figure out how to download the package once, to push it to your own host.

Host your own nuget