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Containerize an ASP.NET Core BFF and Angular frontend using Aspire
Using Damien Bowden's secure ASP.NET Core and Angular BFF template as a starting point, this post shows how to integrate Aspire to improve local development and prepare the application for containeriz...
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, Docker, FluentValidation, GitHub Copilot, gRPC, Semantic Kernel
Read this issue →Getting Started With PgVector in .NET for Simple Vector Search
Vector search doesn't require a dedicated vector database. PostgreSQL with pgvector gives you similarity search right next to your relational data. Here's how to set it up in .NET with Aspire, Dapper,...
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, Performance, PostgreSQL, Security
Read this issue →Announcing Aspire 13.2
Aspire 13.2 is here — and this one's a big deal. TypeScript AppHost authoring. An AI-agent-native CLI. New and improved integrations. A smarter dashboard. We've been building toward some of these for ...
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, AutoMapper, Azure, Benchmarking, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot
Read this issue →Explore C# 14, .NET 10, Aspire and GitHub Copilot at THRIVE 2026!
The THRIVE Conference will take place from June 8–10, 2026, at Rimske Terme, Slovenia. The event emphasizes practical engineering with sessions covering modern .NET development, AI productivity in Vis...
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, EF Core, .NET MAUI, OpenAI, Security, Visual Studio Code
Read this issue →What do you find exciting about Aspire 13?
Dear Copilot, can you help me with SQL?
Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Authorization, Azure, C#, .NET Core, Minimal APIs
Read this issue →How to Start a New .NET Project in 2026
Learn how to set up a new .NET project in 2026 with best practices including Directory.Build.props, static code analysis, .editorconfig, Central Package Management, .NET Aspire, OpenTelemetry, and Git
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, C#, Domain-Driven Design, .NET 10, .NET Core, Performance
Read this issue →🔴 VS Code Live - AI-Powered Kafka Development: Confluent Extension + GitHub Copilot + MCP
Getting Started With .NET Aspire 13: Building and Deploying an App With PostgreSQL, Redis, and Docker Compose
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, Blazor, Cosmos DB, CQRS, Docker, .NET 10
Read this issue →Tracking .NET API Endpoints Easily and Faster with Aspire Dashboard
In this article, we will explore how to easily track and analyze the endpoints of a simple .NET API using the Aspire Dashboard Docker…
Issue also covered: Azure, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, ML.NET, PostgreSQL, Redis, Unit Testing
Read this issue →Adding Aspire to a Python RAG Application
Adding Aspire to a Python RAG Application Imagine you're developing a RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) application with a Python backend, TypeScript frontend, and a few different Azure services. Y...
Issue also covered: Azure, C#, .NET 10, .NET 8, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot, SQL Server, System.Text.Json
Read this issue →Anatomy of an API: an existential crisis with AsExisting()
A blog post dissecting Aspire's RunAsExisting, PublishAsExisting, and AsExisting APIs, why the naming haunts me, and what I would've done differently if I could turn back time.
Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Authorization, Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, Design Patterns, Event Sourcing
Read this issue →How does Aspire launch the Azure Functions runtime when you call aspire run?
A behind-the-scenes look at how Aspire launches the Azure Functions runtime locally, leveraging a clever .NET SDK feature to make it all work seamlessly.
Issue also covered: Authentication, Authorization, Azure Functions, C#, .NET 9, FluentValidation, Performance, Security
Read this issue →ASYNC / AWAIT Full Concept in .NET Core
Master async/await in .NET Core! Learn how to boost performance, scalability, and responsiveness with non-blocking I/O. Includes real-world examples and best practices.
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, C#, .NET 10, .NET Core, Minimal APIs, Performance, Redis
Read this issue →Aspire for .NET Developers - Deep Dive into Cloud-Ready .NET Apps
In this in-depth guide, we will explore .NET Aspire, understand its core concepts, and learn when and how to use Aspire 13 with the latest .NET 10 SDK to build cloud-ready, observable, and maintainabl...
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure DevOps, Benchmarking, CQRS, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, .NET Core
Read this issue →Modernizing .NET Applications for the Cloud
.NET Aspire 13 — Simplified orchestration for cloud-native apps: https://aka.ms/aspire13/announcement .NET 10 — The most intelligent and unified .NET yet: https://aka.ms/dotnet10/
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, MediatR, Performance, Redis, Security
Read this issue →What's New in ASP.NET Core
Join us to see how ASP.NET Core continues to be the best framework for building cloud-native web applications with .NET. .NET Aspire 13 — Simplified orchestration for cloud-native apps: https://aka.ms...
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Clean Architecture, C#, Domain-Driven Design, .NET 10, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot
Read this issue →Taking .NET out of .NET Aspire - working with non-.NET applications
Why I Built .NET News
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, Dapper, .NET 10, .NET Core, .NET Framework, EF Core, Native AOT
Read this issue →7 Game-Changing Ways an API Gateway Supercharges Your .NET
Discover how API Gateways eliminate bottlenecks, centralize control, and make your .NET microservices architecture smarter, safer, and… Continue reading on Stackademic »
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authorization, Azure, CQRS, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Minimal APIs
Read this issue →The Ultimate .NET 9 Developer Roadmap (Cloud-Native + AI-Ready Edition)
If you’re building modern, intelligent, and scalable .NET applications, 2025 is the year to go beyond syntax and think in systems… Continue reading on Stackademic »
Issue also covered: Application Insights, ASP.NET Core, Authentication, AutoMapper, Azure, C#, .NET 10, EF Core
Read this issue →Use swiyu, the Swiss E-ID to authenticate users with Duende and .NET Aspire
This post shows how to authenticate users using Duende IdentityServer and ASP.NET Core Identity which verifies identities (verifiable digital credentials) using the Swiss Digital identity and trust in...
Issue also covered: Authentication, AutoMapper, Azure, Azure DevOps, Clean Architecture, C#, Domain-Driven Design, Design Patterns
Read this issue →.NET Aspire: Distributed Tracing and Observability for Robust Microservices Monitoring
In this article, we’ll dive deep into .NET Aspire’s distributed tracing and observability features, with a focus on metrics and trace…
Issue also covered: Blazor, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI, Performance
Read this issue →Digging Deeper into .NET Aspire with Chris Klug
Aspire has been around for almost two years. How do you use it effectively? Carl and Richard talk to Chris Klug about his experience with .NET Aspire. Chris discusses thinking cloud natively, whether ...
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Authorization, Azure, Clean Architecture, C#, Domain-Driven Design, Design Patterns
Read this issue →Building Generative AI Applications With GitHub Models and .NET Aspire
I wanted to see what the simplest practical AI app I could build was, and this is what I came up with.
Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Azure, CQRS, Docker, .NET 9, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot
Read this issue →Announcing Aspire 9.5
Aspire 9.5 adds the preview 'aspire update' command, single-file AppHost, richer CLI and dashboard UX, and new integrations for AI, DevTunnels, and more. The post Announcing Aspire 9.5 appeared first...
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, EF Core, .NET MAUI
Read this issue →Add .NET Aspire to an existing .NET app
This article demonstrates adding Aspire to manage microservices, containers, and dependencies. Centralize orchestration, simplify dependency management, and improve observability by creating an AppHos...
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Benchmarking, C#, .NET 9, .NET Core, Performance, Security, Serilog
Read this issue →Modern .NET APIs: Minimal APIs, Clean Architecture, Aspire + Ollama
A practical blueprint for building maintainable, production-ready .NET APIs with Aspire, Minimal APIs, OpenAPI, and local AI models using…
Issue also covered: Azure, C#, .NET 10, Minimal APIs, ML.NET, Performance, Security, Unit Testing
Read this issue →.NET Aspire: Build Cloud-Native Apps with Zero Configuration
In today’s modern software development world, microservice architecture and cloud-native applications are gaining increasing importance…
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub, .NET MAUI
Read this issue →What's new with .NET Aspire?
6 Reasons .NET MAUI Beats React Native for Modern Apps
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Clean Architecture, C#, .NET 10, .NET 9, .NET Core, EF Core, Minimal APIs
Read this issue →.NET 9 — Aspire vs Ocelot vs YARP
Essas três tecnologias são muito semelhantes e estão em alta no mercado, hoje vamos presentar as finalidades e diferenças de cada um.
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 9, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Native AOT
Read this issue →Building Generative AI Applications With GitHub Models and .NET Aspire
The entire thing took less than an hour to build thanks to .NET Aspire 9.4 and it's new GitHub Models integration. It fetches any blog post, extracts the content, and uses AI to automatically categori...
Issue also covered: AOT, Application Insights, ASP.NET Core, Azure, Benchmarking, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#
Read this issue →45 Questions To Prepare for C# Interview
6 questions to unbox .NET Aspire
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 10, .NET 9, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI
Read this issue →Semantic Search with .NET Core and AI: Build Your Smart API from Scratch
Learn how to build a smart API with .NET Core, SQLite, and OpenAI to perform semantic search using embeddings. A practical guide for…
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, EF Core, Minimal APIs, OpenAI, Performance, Test-Driven Development, Unit Testing
Read this issue →.NET Aspire - Adding Custom Commands to the Dashboard
Microsoft Learn: https://aka.ms/learndotnet LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/dotnet/linkedin
Issue also covered: Authentication, Authorization, Azure, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Minimal APIs
Read this issue →Custom Metrics with .NET Aspire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwxJBv0kmcg
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#, Domain-Driven Design, Docker, .NET 10, .NET Core
Read this issue →Custom Tracing with .NET Aspire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnQg0I5PAUA
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, AutoMapper, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#, .NET 10, .NET 9
Read this issue →Stop Building Cloud-Native .NET Apps the Hard Way — Meet Aspire
https://medium.com/@mohsho10/stop-building-cloud-native-net-apps-the-hard-way-meet-aspire-efbffd250700
Issue also covered: Blazor, C#, Dapper, .NET 9, EF Core, Minimal APIs, Performance, Visual Studio
Read this issue →ASP.NET Community Standup - Behind the Scenes: Building the .NET Aspire Dashboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYi4qQn0ZB8
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, Clean Architecture, C#, .NET 8, EF Core, Kafka
Read this issue →Converting a docker-compose file to .NET Aspire
https://andrewlock.net/converting-a-docker-compose-file-to-aspire/
Issue also covered: Azure, Blazor, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, OpenTelemetry
Read this issue →Adding Custom Health Checks with .NET Aspire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuogJghWBks
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Cosmos DB, C#, Domain-Driven Design, .NET 9, GitHub Copilot, gRPC, JWT
Read this issue →How Workleap uses .NET Aspire to transform local development
https://anthonysimmon.com/dotnet-aspire-at-workleap/
Issue also covered: Authentication, Authorization, Azure, Azure DevOps, Blazor, C#, .NET 8, .NET Core
Read this issue →Observability with the Aspire Dashboard
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/observability-with-the-aspire-dashboard/
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, JWT, OpenAI, Security
Read this issue →Service Orchestration in .NET Aspire
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/service-orchestration-in-net-aspire/
Issue also covered: Blazor, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, Performance, Semantic Kernel, Solid Principles
Read this issue →.NET Aspire and Azure Functions integration preview
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/net-aspire-and-azure-functions-integration-preview/
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, Blazor, EF Core, Minimal APIs, OpenAI, Performance
Read this issue →Better Together: .NET Aspire, Azure Functions, and Visual Studio
https://devblogs.microsoft.com//net-aspire-and-azure-functions-integration-preview
Issue also covered: Azure, Azure Functions, Blazor, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Kafka
Read this issue →How to Get Started with .NET Aspire
https://www.csharp.com/article/how-to-get-started-with-net-aspire/
Issue also covered: Azure, Azure DevOps, C#, Domain-Driven Design, Docker, .NET 9, .NET Core, .NET MAUI
Read this issue →Core Concepts of .NET Aspire
https://www.csharp.com/article/core-concepts-of-net-aspire/
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure DevOps, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI, OpenAI
Read this issue →.NET Aspire 9.1 with Rob Richardson
http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=1942
Issue also covered: Application Insights, ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Performance
Read this issue →Integrating .NET Aspire with Dapr for Cloud-Native Apps
https://www.csharp.com/article/integrating-net-aspire-with-dapr-for-cloud-native-apps/
Issue also covered: Azure, C#, .NET 10, .NET Core, OpenAI, Performance, Web API
Read this issue →Using .net Aspire for integration tests with GitHub Actions
https://medium.com/@terryhammett/using-net-aspire-for-integration-tests-with-github-actions-bd62425864c0
Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Azure, Benchmarking, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#, Docker
Read this issue →.NET Aspire and Dev Container
https://laurentkempe.com/2025/03/06/dotnet-aspire-and-dev-container/
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 9, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI, OpenAI, Performance
Read this issue →Chat AI Development with C# using Ollama & Llama3.2 Model orchestrate in .NET Aspire
https://mehmetozkaya.medium.com/chat-ai-development-with-c-using-ollama-llama3-2-model-orchestrate-in-net-aspire-69442cc92438
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI, Performance
Read this issue →.NET Monthly - February 2025 - Visual Studio update, .NET Aspire 9.1, .NET 10 Preview 1, and more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QvPmz4GY-s
Issue also covered: Authentication, Azure, Azure Functions, C#, .NET 10, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI, Performance
Read this issue →.NET Aspirations - Tailor It To Your Stack
https://techwatching.dev/posts/aspire-tailor-to-your-stack
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, .NET 10, GitHub Copilot, Performance, Security, Service Bus
Read this issue →Introduction to .NET Aspire
https://visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/2025/02/19/Introduction-to-NET-Aspire.aspx
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, CQRS, C#, .NET 9, .NET Core, EF Core
Read this issue →.NET Aspire 9.1 is here with six great new dashboard features, and more! - .NET Blog
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-aspire-9-1/
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Cosmos DB, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, .NET 9, .NET Core
Read this issue →How To Deploy .NET Application to Azure using Neon Postgres and .NET Aspire
https://antondevtips.com/blog/how-to-deploy-dotnet-application-to-azure-using-neon-postgres-and-dotnet-aspire
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 9, .NET Core, EF Core, .NET MAUI, MediatR
Read this issue →Building cloud application with .NET Aspire
https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/building-cloud-application-with-net-aspire-fb9951074da9
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Benchmarking, Blazor, C#, .NET 8, .NET 9, .NET Framework
Read this issue →C# Dev Kit Updates: .NET Aspire, Hot Reload, and More!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBLCKJ9bP94
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, System.Text.Json, Unit Testing, Visual Studio
Read this issue →Integrate .NET Aspire into your .NET projects with VS Code & C# Dev Kit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FjA5h1orhQ
Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Benchmarking, Blazor, C#, .NET 10, .NET 8, .NET 9
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