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Docker for ASP.NET Core Articles, Tutorials & News
Docker for ASP.NET Core articles, tutorials, and news from the DotNetNews archive.
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Docker for ASP.NET Core work shows up across many DotNetNews issues because teams keep hitting the same implementation questions. Docker for ASP.NET Core sits in the ASP.NET Core and broader Microsoft web stack that most C# services use.
Recurring subtopics in recent issues include Docker ASP.NET Core, Docker .NET, containerize ASP.NET Core, and Dockerfile .NET. When a subtopic never appears in the archive titles or excerpts, it is left out of this introduction.
Expect publisher tutorials, release notes, architecture write-ups, and field notes linked from DotNetNews issues. Start here is a short editorial shortlist for Docker for ASP.NET Core; the archive list is chronological and larger. Secondary angles such as Docker ASP.NET Core and Docker .NET appear when the archive actually covered them. Cross-links to Kubernetes for .NET and Azure DevOps for .NET help when the problem spans more than one tag.
Each card points at the original publisher URL and the DotNetNews issue that carried it, so you can read the article in context or jump straight to the source.
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Editor picks for Docker
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The LocalStack Chronicles: A .NET Developer’s Survival Guide
naved-shaikh.medium.com Issue #450
If you use LocalStack from .NET, the battle scars around Docker networking and mismatched behavior are exactly the kind of lessons worth borrowing.
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Running Azure Functions in Docker: Why and How
medium.com Issue #439
Running Azure Functions in Docker is still a valuable pattern when you need environment parity, custom dependencies, or tighter deployment control.
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Running AI agents with customized templates using docker sandbox
andrewlock.net Issue #439
Andrew Lock tends to make experimental tooling concrete, and custom Docker sandbox templates look handy for repeatable AI agent environments.
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Tracking .NET API Endpoints Easily and Faster with Aspire Dashboard
medium.com Issue #381
Aspire Dashboard is becoming a handy way to inspect API endpoints without overcomplicating local observability.
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Microservices Architecture with .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #380
Explore microservices architecture with .NET!
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Introduction to Cloud-Native .NET Development
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #298
Cloud-native guidance that keeps the stack concrete: ASP.NET Core, Docker, and cloud SDKs.
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Dockerfile for a .NET 9 Web API Application
nodogmablog.bryanhogan.net Issue #297
The Dockerfile guide is practical and immediately useful for anyone containerizing a .NET 9 Web API.
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Visual Studio 2026 Insiders: Using Podman for Container Development
developer.microsoft.com Issue #296
Podman support in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is a very practical container-development update.
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Azure Container Apps Tutorial: Deploying Microservices Without Kubernetes
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #498
Deploy microservices easily with Azure Container Apps. A serverless platform for containers, simplifying operations and scaling without Kubernetes.
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Caddy vs Nginx: Which Web Server Should Developers Choose in 2026?
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #498
Caddy vs Nginx: Compare web servers for developers in 2026. Discover which is best for simplicity, automation, or advanced control.
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Deploying an MCP server to Azure Container Apps with the Microsoft Agent Framework
medium.com Issue #496
In the last few blogs I built agents. They were great — until they lived on my laptop.
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GraphQL vs REST APIs: Choosing the Right Approach for Modern Applications
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #473
Compare GraphQL vs REST APIs. Learn the key differences, advantages, disadvantages, performance considerations, and when to choose each approach.
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Beyond Distroless: Why We “Chiseled” Our .NET 10 Backend for NearU
medium.com Issue #453
In modern cloud-native development, “done” isn’t enough — it has to be efficient. As the Lead Developer for NearU, a platform built to…
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The LocalStack Chronicles: A .NET Developer’s Survival Guide
naved-shaikh.medium.com Issue #450
How I fought Docker networking, timeout traps, and type-mapping demons — and won.
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Running Azure Functions in Docker: Why and How
medium.com Issue #439
Azure Functions Beyond the Basics Continues from Azure Functions for .NET Developers (Parts 1–9)
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Running AI agents with customized templates using docker sandbox
andrewlock.net Issue #439
In this post I describe how to create custom templates for Docker Sandboxes, so that your sandboxes start with additional tools immediately available
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Containerize an ASP.NET Core BFF and Angular frontend using Aspire
timdeschryver.dev Issue #436
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...
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GitHub Actions for .NET: Build, Test, and Deploy Your API
medium.com Issue #421
A complete CI/CD pipeline from zero — automated builds, test coverage, Docker images tagged by commit SHA, and deployment to Azure with a…
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Containerize .NET 10 Apps Without a Dockerfile — dotnet publish Containers
codewithmukesh.com Issue #413
Containerize .NET 10 apps without a Dockerfile using dotnet publish. Image size benchmarks, Alpine vs Chiseled, CI/CD with GitHub Actions, and more.
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How to Deploy Docker Containers to Azure Container Apps?
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #402
Deploy Docker containers to Azure Container Apps for scalable, serverless microservices. This guide covers setup, ACR, deployment via Azure CLI, and scaling.
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Command Line Interface Consumer for Kafka in C#
nodogmablog.bryanhogan.net Issue #388
When I started working with Kafka, I installed it locally on Docker and used a combination of the Confluent Command Line Interface (CLI) and C# programs I wrote. One of the CLI tools from Confluent l...
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🔴 VS Code Live - AI-Powered Kafka Development: Confluent Extension + GitHub Copilot + MCP
youtube.com Issue #387
Getting Started With .NET Aspire 13: Building and Deploying an App With PostgreSQL, Redis, and Docker Compose
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Tracking .NET API Endpoints Easily and Faster with Aspire Dashboard
medium.com Issue #381
In this article, we will explore how to easily track and analyze the endpoints of a simple .NET API using the Aspire Dashboard Docker…
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Microservices Architecture with .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #380
Explore microservices architecture with .NET! Learn to build scalable, flexible apps using ASP.NET Core, Docker, and best practices. Includes practical examples.
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Background Job Scheduling in .NET Applications Using Hangfire
medium.com Issue #355
In modern software projects, handling long-running operations correctly is of great importance for the application to run in a stable and…
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EF Core 10, C# 14, and ASP.NET Core tips
DotNetNews Issue #339
A varied .NET roundup with EF Core 10, C# 14 extension members, ASP.NET Core pitfalls, MediatR logging, and architecture advice.
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DotNet 10 says Goodbye to Dockerfile
medium.com Issue #327
The wait is over. Microsoft has officially rolled out .NET 10, the new Long-Term Support (LTS) release, and the buzz is palpable. But this…
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Zero Downtime Deployment Strategies for ASP.NET Core Apps
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #324
Eliminate downtime during ASP.NET Core deployments on IIS! Learn Blue-Green strategies, Jenkins CI/CD, health checks, and monitoring for seamless updates.
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Enterprise-Grade CI/CD for ASP.NET Core (Part-33 of 40)
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #317
This article, part 33 of a 40-part series, details enterprise-grade CI/CD for ASP.NET Core applications. It covers project structure, Docker configuration, comprehensive testing (unit & integratio...
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Deploying a .NET app to Azure using Docker, ACR, App Service, and GitHub Actions — Step-by-step
medium.com Issue #316
This document explains, in a concise, copy-pasteable way, how to:
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ASP.NET Core Docker Kubernetes Deployment Guide | Cloud-Native DevOps (Part-32 of 40)
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #313
This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step instructions for containerization, orchestration, CI/CD pipeline implementation, and production best practices. Learn to build scalable, resilient, and s...
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Running .NET Applications that Communicate Over a Network Using Docker Compose
nodogmablog.bryanhogan.net Issue #313
Download full source code. In this post, I will show you how to run two .NET applications in Docker containers and have them communicate with each other. I will use Docker Compose to create the netwo...
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Refactoring Legacy .NET Framework Apps for Cloud-Native Deployment
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #309
Modernize legacy .NET Framework applications for cloud-native deployment without costly rewrites. This guide outlines an incremental refactoring approach, focusing on containerization, abstraction lay...