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Explain how Static Files Middleware works and why it must be placed early.

Mid .NET Core
Quick Answer Static Files middleware intercepts requests before routing. It maps the request path to the file system path under wwwroot. If the file exists, it sets appropriate content-type and cache headers and returns it directly — no MVC involvement. Placing it after authentication middleware would require login to load CSS files, breaking all anonymous pages.

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The Static Files Middleware serves files directly from the configured web root without invoking MVC or other higher-level components.

It should be placed early in the pipeline so that requests for static resources are short-circuited quickly, improving performance and avoiding unnecessary processing by downstream middleware or controllers.

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