ContainerBuild

languages	products	page_type	name	urlFragment	description
csharp go	dotnet dotnet-aspire	sample	.NET Aspire Container Build Sample	aspire-container-build	An example of integrating apps written in other languages using container-based builds in a .NET Aspire app.

Working with container-built resources in a .NET Aspire application

This sample demonstrates integrating applications into a .NET Aspire app via Dockerfiles and container-based builds. This is especially helpful to integrate applications written in languages that .NET Aspire does not have a native integration for, or to reduce the prerequisites required to run the application.

The sample integrates a simple app written using Go and the Gin Web Framework by using a Dockerfile:

• ginapp: This is a simple "Hello, World" HTTP API that returns a JSON object like { "message": "Hello, World!" } from /.

Pre-requisites

• .NET 8 SDK
• A container runtime supported by .NET Aspire, e.g. Docker Desktop or Podman
• Optional Visual Studio 2022 17.12

Running the app

If using Visual Studio, open the solution file ContainerBuild.sln and launch/debug the ContainerBuild.AppHost project.

If using the .NET CLI, run dotnet run from the ContainerBuild.AppHost directory.

From the Aspire dashboard, click on the endpoint URL for the ginapp resource to see the response in the browser.