You can develop and run .NET applications within Docker containers on Linux using Microsoft's official .NET Docker images. These images are available for various .NET versions and are optimized for different development and production scenarios.

Getting Started with .NET Docker Containers:

1. Install Docker:

   • Ensure Docker is installed on your Linux system. You can download it from the official Docker website.

2. Pull the .NET SDK Image:

   • The .NET SDK image includes the necessary tools for building and running .NET applications. Pull the latest .NET SDK image using: ```bash docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0

       This command fetches the .NET 8.0 SDK image. For other versions, replace `8.0` with the desired version number. citeturn0search1
     

3. Run a Container with the .NET SDK:

   • Start a container with an interactive terminal: ```bash docker run -it --rm mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 bash

       This command opens a bash shell inside the container, allowing you to use the .NET CLI for development tasks.
     

4. Develop Your Application:

   • Inside the container, you can create a new .NET application: ```bash dotnet new console -o MyApp cd MyApp dotnet run

       This sequence creates and runs a simple console application.
     

5. Building and Running Applications:

   • For building and running applications, you can use multi-stage Docker builds to optimize the final image size. Here's an example Dockerfile for a .NET application: ```dockerfile

   • Use the SDK image to build the app

     FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build WORKDIR /app COPY . . RUN dotnet publish -c Release -o out

   • Use the ASP.NET Core runtime image to run the app

     FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0 WORKDIR /app COPY --from=build /app/out . ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "MyApp.dll"]

       This `Dockerfile` first builds the application using the SDK image and then uses the runtime image to run the application, resulting in a smaller final image. citeturn0search0
     

Additional Resources:

• Official .NET Docker Images Documentation: Provides detailed information on available images and their usage. citeturn0search1

• Development Workflow for Docker Apps: Offers guidance on developing Docker container-based applications with .NET. citeturn0search9

By leveraging these Docker images, you can effectively develop, test, and deploy .NET applications within a Linux environment.

Links

Microsoft Learn

Official .NET Docker images - .NET | Microsoft Learn

When building inside a Docker container, the important aspects are the elements that are needed to compile your app. ... In the Docker model, there is no need for compilation from C# code, as there's when you run dotnet build or dotnet publish when using the build container. In this optimized image, you put only the binaries and other content ...

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Containerize an app with Docker tutorial - .NET | Microsoft Learn

March 20, 2024 — Create the Dockerfile. The Dockerfile file is used by the docker build command to create a container image. This file is a text file named Dockerfile that doesn't have an extension.. Create a file named Dockerfile in the directory containing the .csproj and open it in a text editor. This tutorial uses the ASP.NET Core runtime image (which contains the .NET runtime image) and corresponds with ...

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Development workflow for Docker apps - .NET | Microsoft Learn

September 9, 2024 — The above command will create a new container instance from the specified image, every time it's run. You can use the --name parameter to give a name to the container and then use docker start {name} (or use the container ID or automatic name) to run an existing container instance. Figure 5-9. Running a Docker container using the docker run command

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August 12, 2024 — The container port adds TCP or UDP ports to the list of known ports for the container. This enables container runtimes like Docker to map these ports to the host machine automatically. This is often u...

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May 14, 2024 — ASP.NET Core Docker images. For this tutorial, you download an ASP.NET Core sample app and run it in Docker containers. The sample works with both Linux and Windows containers.

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Docker

9 Tips for Containerizing Your .NET Application - Docker

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GitHub

dotnet/dotnet-docker: Docker images for .NET and the .NET Tools. - GitHub

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Before doing all the work of authoring and maintaining a Dockerfile that installs .NET, it's worthwhile to stop and thoroughly analyze whether you actually do need a different base image than those pr...

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LINKS

http://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/architecture/microservices/net-core-net-framework-containers/official-net-docker-images
http://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/docker/build-container
http://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/docker/docker-app-development-workflow
http://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/docker/publish-container
http://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/docker/run-aspnet-core-docker
http://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/docker/tutorial
http://www.docker.com/blog/9-tips-for-containerizing-your-dotnet-application
http://www.danieldonbavand.com/docker-dotnet-library
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