Install the NuGet package.

When you install either the MySql.EntityFrameworkCore or MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore package, all of the related packages required to run your application are installed for you. For instructions on adding a NuGet package, see the relevant Microsoft documentation.

In the class that derives from the DbContext class, override the OnConfiguring method to set the MySQL data provider with UseMySQL. The following example shows how to set the provider using a generic connection string in C#.

protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
{
     #warning To protect potentially sensitive information in your connection string, 
     you should move it out of source code. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=723263 
     for guidance on storing connection strings.
     
   optionsBuilder.UseMySQL("server=localhost;database=library;user=user;password=password");
}