dotnet-deploy

DevOps & Security

Build and deploy .NET applications — ASP.NET Core, version detection, self-contained builds, and Dockerfile patterns. Use when deploying a .NET or C# project, or when a .csproj file is detected.

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.NET Deployment

Detection

Project is .NET if a *.csproj file exists in the root.

Versions

*.csproj → TargetFramework (e.g. net8.0)
global.json → sdk.version
Defaults to 8.0

Build

Build Process

Restore: dotnet restore
Publish: dotnet publish --no-restore -c Release -o out
Output: ./out/<project_name>.dll or ./out/<project_name>.exe

Start Command

./out/<project_name> or dotnet ./out/<project_name>.dll
Project name from *.csproj filename (e.g. MyApp.csproj → MyApp)

Port Binding

ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://0.0.0.0:${PORT:-3000}

Ensures the app listens on all interfaces.

Runtime Packages

Package	Purpose
`libicu-dev`	Internationalization support

Framework Detection

Signal	Framework
`Microsoft.AspNetCore.App`	ASP.NET Core
`Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web`	Web SDK
`Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Worker`	Worker service
`Microsoft.NET.Sdk`	Console / class library

Install Stage Optimization

Copy project files first for layer caching:

*.csproj, *.sln
global.json, nuget.config, Directory.Build.props, Directory.Packages.props
Then src/

Caching

RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.nuget/packages \
    dotnet restore

Base Images

Stage	Image
Build	`mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0` or `mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0-alpine`
Runtime	`mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0` or `mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime:8.0`

Use ASP.NET runtime for web apps; runtime for console/worker.

Dockerfile Patterns

ASP.NET Core

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
WORKDIR /app
COPY *.csproj ./
RUN dotnet restore
COPY . .
RUN dotnet publish --no-restore -c Release -o out

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=build /app/out .
ENV ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://0.0.0.0:3000
EXPOSE 3000
ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "MyApp.dll"]

Multi-project (sln)

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
WORKDIR /app
COPY *.sln ./
COPY src/ ./src/
RUN dotnet restore
RUN dotnet publish src/MyApp/MyApp.csproj --no-restore -c Release -o out

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=build /app/out .
ENV ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://0.0.0.0:3000
EXPOSE 3000
ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "MyApp.dll"]

Self-contained (single binary)

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
WORKDIR /app
COPY *.csproj ./
RUN dotnet restore
COPY . .
RUN dotnet publish --no-restore -c Release -o out -r linux-x64 --self-contained true -p:PublishSingleFile=true

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=build /app/out .
ENV ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://0.0.0.0:3000
EXPOSE 3000
ENTRYPOINT ["./MyApp"]