Changing ASP Core default route to different controller - asp.net-core

Question

I cannnot get my ASP .NET Core MVC site to route to different controller other than Home. I changed the default route in Startup (it is the only route):
app.UseMvc(routes =>
{
routes.MapRoute(name: "default", template: "{controller=profile}/{action=index}/{id?}");
});
my ProfileController looks like:
public class ProfileController : Controller
{
[HttpGet("index")]
public IActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
...
}
But all I get is 404 returned form the Kestrel server on navigating to base URL.

Answer 1

I've just created a new project and it worked for me. Maybe you're doing something else wrong.
Here's what I did.
Create a new asp.net core web application project (choose MVC template)
Update the default route in the Startup.cs:
public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory) {
loggerFactory.AddConsole(Configuration.GetSection("Logging"));
loggerFactory.AddDebug();
if (env.IsDevelopment()) {
app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
app.UseBrowserLink();
} else {
app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
}
app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseMvc(routes => {
routes.MapRoute(
name: "default",
template: "{controller=profile}/{action=index}/{id?}");
});
}
Create the Profile Controller:
public class ProfileController : Controller {
// GET: /<controller>/
public IActionResult Index() {
return View();
}
}
Create the Index View for the Profile Controller:
Run the project and the Profile's Index page should open.
UPDATE:
The problem was the [HttpGet("index")] in the Profile Controller.