diff --git a/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/Controllers/DiagnosticScenarios.cs b/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/Controllers/DiagnosticScenarios.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using System.Threading;
+
+namespace testwebapi.Controllers
+{
+    [Route("api/[controller]")]
+    [ApiController]
+    public class DiagScenarioController : ControllerBase
+    {
+        object o1 = new object();
+        object o2 = new object();
+
+        private static Processor p = new Processor();
+
+        [HttpGet]
+        [Route("deadlock/")]
+        public ActionResult<string> deadlock()
+        {
+            (new System.Threading.Thread(() => {
+                DeadlockFunc();
+            })).Start();
+
+            Thread.Sleep(5000);
+
+            var threads = new Thread[300];
+            for(int i = 0; i < 300; i++)
+            {
+                (threads[i] = new Thread(() => {
+                    lock (o1) {Thread.Sleep(100);}
+                })).Start();
+            }
+
+            foreach(Thread thread in threads)
+            {
+                thread.Join();
+            }
+
+            return "success:deadlock";
+        }
+
+        private void DeadlockFunc()
+        {
+            lock (o1)
+            {
+                (new Thread(() => {
+                    lock (o2) { Monitor.Enter(o1); }
+                })).Start();
+
+                Thread.Sleep(2000);
+                Monitor.Enter(o2);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [HttpGet]
+        [Route("memspike/{seconds}")]
+        public ActionResult<string> memspike(int seconds)
+        {
+            var watch = new Stopwatch();
+            watch.Start();
+
+            while(true)
+            {
+                p = new Processor();
+                watch.Stop();
+                if(watch.ElapsedMilliseconds > seconds*1000)
+                    break;
+                watch.Start();
+
+                int it = (2000 * 1000);
+                for(int i = 0; i < it; i++)
+                {
+                    p.ProcessTransaction(new Customer(Guid.NewGuid().ToString()));
+                }
+
+                Thread.Sleep(5000);	// Sleep for 5 seconds before cleaning up
+
+                // Cleanup
+                p = null;
+
+                // GC
+                GC.Collect();
+                GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
+                GC.Collect();
+
+                Thread.Sleep(5000);	// Sleep for 5 seconds before spiking memory again
+            }
+            return "success:memspike";
+        }
+
+        [HttpGet]
+        [Route("memleak/{kb}")]
+        public ActionResult<string> memleak(int kb)
+        {
+            int it = (kb * 1000) / 100;
+            for(int i = 0; i < it; i++)
+            {
+                p.ProcessTransaction(new Customer(Guid.NewGuid().ToString()));
+            }
+
+            return "success:memleak";
+        }
+
+        [HttpGet]
+        [Route("exception")]
+        public ActionResult<string> exception()
+        {
+            throw new Exception("bad, bad code");
+        }
+
+
+        [HttpGet]
+        [Route("highcpu/{milliseconds}")]
+        public ActionResult<string> highcpu(int milliseconds)
+        {
+            var watch = new Stopwatch();
+            watch.Start();
+
+            while (true)
+            {
+                 watch.Stop();
+                 if(watch.ElapsedMilliseconds > milliseconds)
+                     break;
+                 watch.Start();
+            }
+
+            return "success:highcpu";
+        }
+    }
+
+    class Customer
+    {
+        private string id;
+
+        public Customer(string id)
+        {
+            this.id = id;
+        }
+    }
+
+    class CustomerCache
+    {
+        private List<Customer> cache = new List<Customer>();
+
+        public void AddCustomer(Customer c)
+        {
+            cache.Add(c);
+        }
+    }
+
+    class Processor
+    {
+        private CustomerCache cache = new CustomerCache();
+
+        public void ProcessTransaction(Customer customer)
+        {
+            cache.AddCustomer(customer);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/Controllers/ValuesController.cs b/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/Controllers/ValuesController.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace DiagnosticScenarios.Controllers
+{
+    [Route("api/[controller]")]
+    [ApiController]
+    public class ValuesController : ControllerBase
+    {
+        // GET api/values
+        [HttpGet]
+        public ActionResult<IEnumerable<string>> Get()
+        {
+            return new string[] { "value1", "value2" };
+        }
+
+        // GET api/values/5
+        [HttpGet("{id}")]
+        public ActionResult<string> Get(int id)
+        {
+            return "value";
+        }
+
+        // POST api/values
+        [HttpPost]
+        public void Post([FromBody] string value)
+        {
+        }
+
+        // PUT api/values/5
+        [HttpPut("{id}")]
+        public void Put(int id, [FromBody] string value)
+        {
+        }
+
+        // DELETE api/values/5
+        [HttpDelete("{id}")]
+        public void Delete(int id)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/DiagnosticScenarios.csproj b/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/DiagnosticScenarios.csproj
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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="3.0.0-preview5-19227-01" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/Program.cs b/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/Program.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace DiagnosticScenarios
+{
+    public class Program
+    {
+        public static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            CreateHostBuilder(args).Build().Run();
+        }
+
+        public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
+            Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
+                .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder =>
+                {
+                    webBuilder.UseStartup<Startup>();
+                });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/Properties/launchSettings.json b/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/Properties/launchSettings.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
+  "iisSettings": {
+    "windowsAuthentication": false, 
+    "anonymousAuthentication": true, 
+    "iisExpress": {
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:26127",
+      "sslPort": 44359
+    }
+  },
+  "profiles": {
+    "IIS Express": {
+      "commandName": "IISExpress",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "launchUrl": "api/values",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    },
+    "DiagnosticScenarios": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "launchUrl": "api/values",
+      "applicationUrl": "https://localhost:5001;http://localhost:5000",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/Startup.cs b/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/Startup.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpsPolicy;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace DiagnosticScenarios
+{
+    public class Startup
+    {
+        public Startup(IConfiguration configuration)
+        {
+            Configuration = configuration;
+        }
+
+        public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }
+
+        // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
+        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
+        {
+            services.AddControllers()
+                .AddNewtonsoftJson();
+        }
+
+        // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
+        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
+        {
+            if (env.IsDevelopment())
+            {
+                app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // The default HSTS value is 30 days. You may want to change this for production scenarios, see https://aka.ms/aspnetcore-hsts.
+                app.UseHsts();
+            }
+
+            app.UseHttpsRedirection();
+
+            app.UseRouting();
+
+            app.UseAuthorization();
+
+            app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
+            {
+                endpoints.MapControllers();
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/appsettings.Development.json b/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/appsettings.Development.json
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+{
+  "Logging": {
+    "LogLevel": {
+      "Default": "Debug",
+      "System": "Information",
+      "Microsoft": "Information"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/appsettings.json b/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/appsettings.json
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+{
+  "Logging": {
+    "LogLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft": "Warning",
+      "Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime": "Information"
+    }
+  },
+  "AllowedHosts": "*"
+}
diff --git a/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/readme.md b/core/diagnostics/DiagnosticScenarios/readme.md
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+---
+languages:
+   - csharp
+ products:
+   - dotnet-core
+page_type: sample
+name: "Diagnostic Scenarios"
+urlFragment: "diagnostic-scenarios"
+description: "A .NET Core sample with methods that trigger undesirable behaviors to diagnose."
+---
+# DiagnosticScenarios sample debug target
+
+This sample is for the [diagnostics tutorials](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/diagnostics/tutorial/diagnostic-scenarios) in the .NET Core Guide.
+
+The scenarios are implemented using a `webapi` target with methods that trigger undesirable behaviors for us to diagnose.
+
+## Target methods
+
+### Deadlock
+
+http://localhost:5000/api/diagscenario/deadlock
+
+This method will cause the target to hang and accumulate many threads.
+
+### High CPU usage
+
+http://localhost:5000/api/diagscenario/highcpu/{milliseconds}
+
+The method will cause to target to heavily use the CPU for a duration specified by {milliseconds}.
+
+### Memory leak
+
+http://localhost:5000/api/diagscenario/memleak/{kb}
+
+This method will cause the target to leak memory (amount specified by {kb}).
+
+### Memory usage spike
+
+http://localhost:5000/api/diagscenario/memspike/{seconds}
+
+This method will cause intermittent memory spikes over the specified number of seconds. Memory will go from base line to spike and back to baseline several times.