diff --git a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Core/Components/Pages/Dashboard/DashboardPage.razor.cs b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Core/Components/Pages/Dashboard/DashboardPage.razor.cs
index fa9300d3d3..d25abdf15e 100644
--- a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Core/Components/Pages/Dashboard/DashboardPage.razor.cs
+++ b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Core/Components/Pages/Dashboard/DashboardPage.razor.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ protected async override Task OnInitAsync()
         {
             if (OperatingSystem.IsBrowser())
             {
-                await lazyAssemblyLoader.LoadAssembliesAsync(["Newtonsoft.Json.wasm"]);
+                await lazyAssemblyLoader.LoadAssembliesAsync(["System.Private.Xml.wasm", "System.Data.Common.wasm", "Newtonsoft.Json.wasm"]);
             }
         }
         finally
diff --git a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Core/Extensions/IServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Core/Extensions/IServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index da674839eb..4b362e85f0 100644
--- a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Core/Extensions/IServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Core/Extensions/IServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddClientCoreProjectServices(this IServiceColle
         services.TryAddTransient<AuthDelegatingHandler>();
         services.TryAddTransient<RetryDelegatingHandler>();
         services.TryAddTransient<ExceptionDelegatingHandler>();
-        services.TryAddSessioned<HttpClientHandler>();
+        services.TryAddSessioned<HttpMessageHandler, HttpClientHandler>();
 
         services.AddSessioned<AuthenticationStateProvider, AuthenticationManager>(); // Use 'Add' instead of 'TryAdd' to override the aspnetcore's default AuthenticationStateProvider.
         services.TryAddSessioned(sp => (AuthenticationManager)sp.GetRequiredService<AuthenticationStateProvider>());
diff --git a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Core/Services/HttpMessageHandlers/ExceptionDelegatingHandler.cs b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Core/Services/HttpMessageHandlers/ExceptionDelegatingHandler.cs
index ca01c6c564..5b445b0067 100644
--- a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Core/Services/HttpMessageHandlers/ExceptionDelegatingHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Core/Services/HttpMessageHandlers/ExceptionDelegatingHandler.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 namespace Boilerplate.Client.Core.Services.HttpMessageHandlers;
 
-public class ExceptionDelegatingHandler(IStringLocalizer<AppStrings> localizer, JsonSerializerOptions jsonSerializerOptions, HttpClientHandler httpClientHandler)
-    : DelegatingHandler(httpClientHandler)
+public class ExceptionDelegatingHandler(IStringLocalizer<AppStrings> localizer, JsonSerializerOptions jsonSerializerOptions, HttpMessageHandler httpMessageHandler)
+    : DelegatingHandler(httpMessageHandler)
 {
     protected override async Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
diff --git a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Web/Boilerplate.Client.Web.csproj b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Web/Boilerplate.Client.Web.csproj
index b96e9f0a11..5fdbc86ae1 100644
--- a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Web/Boilerplate.Client.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Client/Boilerplate.Client.Web/Boilerplate.Client.Web.csproj
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <!--/+:msbuild-conditional:noEmit -->
-    <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(sample)' == 'Admin' OR '$(sample)' == ''">
+    <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(sample)' == 'Admin' AND '$(offlineDb)' == 'false'">
+        <BlazorWebAssemblyLazyLoad Include="System.Private.Xml.wasm" />
+        <BlazorWebAssemblyLazyLoad Include="System.Data.Common.wasm" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <ItemGroup Condition=" ('$(sample)' == 'Admin' OR '$(sample)' == '') OR ('$(offlineDb)' == 'true' OR '$(offlineDb)' == '')">
         <BlazorWebAssemblyLazyLoad Include="Newtonsoft.Json.wasm" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <!--/-:msbuild-conditional:noEmit -->
diff --git a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 1d29ab8e43..915416aeb7 100644
--- a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@
             "publishAllPorts": true,
             "useSSL": false,
             "httpPort": 5031
+        },
+        "IIS Express": {
+            "commandName": "IISExpress",
+            "launchBrowser": true,
+            "launchUrl": "swagger",
+            "environmentVariables": {
+                "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "iisSettings": {
+        "windowsAuthentication": false,
+        "anonymousAuthentication": true,
+        "iisExpress": {
+            "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:57278/",
+            "httpPort": 5031
         }
     },
     "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json"
diff --git a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Web/Extensions/IConfigurationBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Web/Extensions/IConfigurationBuilderExtensions.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6694f63541..0000000000
--- a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Web/Extensions/IConfigurationBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
-
-public static class IConfigurationBuilderExtensions
-{
-    public static void AddApiConfigurations(this IConfigurationBuilder builder, string env)
-    {
-        builder.AddSharedConfigurations();
-
-        var appsettingsJsonFilePath = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "appsettings.json");
-        var appsettingsEnvJsonFilePath = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, $"appsettings.{env}.json");
-
-        builder.AddJsonFile(appsettingsJsonFilePath, optional: false, reloadOnChange: true);
-        builder.AddJsonFile(appsettingsEnvJsonFilePath, optional: true, reloadOnChange: true);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Web/Program.cs b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Web/Program.cs
index 0d03ca4c4f..7983bc286c 100644
--- a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Web/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Web/Program.cs
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ public static partial class Program
 {
     public static async Task Main(string[] args)
     {
-        var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+        var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(options: new()
+        {
+            Args = args,
+            ContentRootPath = AppContext.BaseDirectory
+        });
 
         builder.Configuration.AddClientConfigurations();
-        builder.Configuration.AddApiConfigurations(builder.Environment.EnvironmentName);
 
         // The following line (using the * in the URL), allows the emulators and mobile devices to access the app using the host IP address.
         if (BuildConfiguration.IsDebug() && OperatingSystem.IsWindows())
diff --git a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Web/Properties/launchSettings.json b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Web/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 1cb3d2cd08..383516a642 100644
--- a/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Web/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/src/Templates/Boilerplate/Bit.Boilerplate/src/Server/Boilerplate.Server.Web/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -42,14 +42,29 @@
             "commandName": "SdkContainer",
             "launchBrowser": true,
             "launchUrl": "{Scheme}://{ServiceHost}:{ServicePort}/",
-            "DockerfileRunArguments": "-v C:\\DockerVolumes\\AC87AA5B-4B37-4E52-8468-2D5DF24AF256:/container_volume",
             "environmentVariables": {
                 "ASPNETCORE_HTTP_PORTS": "5030",
                 "ConnectionStrings__SqliteConnectionString": "Data Source=/container_volume/App_Data/BoilerplateDb.db;"
             },
+            "DockerfileRunArguments": "-v C:\\DockerVolumes\\AC87AA5B-4B37-4E52-8468-2D5DF24AF256:/container_volume",
             "publishAllPorts": true,
             "useSSL": false,
             "httpPort": 5030
+        },
+        "IIS Express": {
+            "commandName": "IISExpress",
+            "launchBrowser": true,
+            "environmentVariables": {
+                "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "iisSettings": {
+        "windowsAuthentication": false,
+        "anonymousAuthentication": true,
+        "iisExpress": {
+            "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:57278/",
+            "httpPort": 5030
         }
     },
     "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json"