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title: "Updating to .NET 8, updating to IHostBuilder, and running Playwright Tests within NUnit headless or headed on any OS"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/updating-to-net-8-updating-to-ihostbuilder-and-running-playwright-tests-within-nunit-headless-or--eepubn2gp
source_url: http://feeds.hanselman.com/~/873234002/0/scotthanselman~Updating-to-NET-updating-to-IHostBuilder-and-running-Playwright-Tests-within-NUnit-headless-or-headed-on-any-OS
type: article
source: "Scott Hanselman"
published: 2024-03-07T07:55:49.041Z
updated: 2026-03-15T05:21:03.136Z
tags: ["aspnet", "automation", "c#", ".net", ".net-core"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 18
comments: 0
language: en
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# Updating to .NET 8, updating to IHostBuilder, and running Playwright Tests within NUnit headless or headed on any OS

**[Scott Hanselman](https://daily.dev/sources/hanselman)** · 5 min read · 18 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn how to update to .NET 8, switch to using IHostBuilder, and run Playwright tests in NUnit in both headless and headed modes on any operating system.

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