Program.cs

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
using RunGroopWebApp.Controllers;
using RunGroopWebApp.Data;
using RunGroopWebApp.Helpers;
using RunGroopWebApp.Interfaces;
using RunGroopWebApp.Repository;
using RunGroopWebApp.Services;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

// Add services to the container.
builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews();
builder.Services.AddScoped<IClubRepository, ClubRepository>();
builder.Services.AddScoped<IRaceRepository, RaceRepository>();
builder.Services.AddScoped<IDashboardRepository, DashboardRepository>();
builder.Services.AddScoped<IUserRepository, UserRepository>();
builder.Services.Configure<CloudinarySettings>(builder.Configuration.GetSection("CloudinarySettings"));
builder.Services.AddScoped<IPhotoService, PhotoService>();

builder.Services.AddDbContext<ApplicationDbContext>(options =>
{
    options.UseSqlServer(builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"));
});

builder.Services.AddIdentity<AppUser, IdentityRole>().AddEntityFrameworkStores<ApplicationDbContext>();
builder.Services.AddMemoryCache();
builder.Services.AddSession();
builder.Services.AddAuthentication(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme).AddCookie();

var app = builder.Build();

// use only when initializing the database first time
//if (args.Length == 1 && args[0].ToLower() == "seeddata")
//{
//    Seed.SeedData(app);
//    await Seed.SeedUsersAndRolesAsync(app);
//}

// Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
{
    app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
    app.UseHsts();
}

app.UseHttpsRedirection();
app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseRouting();

app.UseAuthentication();
app.UseAuthorization();

app.MapControllerRoute(
    name: "default",
    pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");

app.Run();