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2. Optimising ASP.NET Core apps in Docker - avoiding manually copying csproj files

   In this post I show how you can optimise your Dockerfiles for dotnet restore, without having to manually specify all your app's .csproj files individually.…

   February 13, 2018 in ASP.NET Core Docker DevOps
3. Handy Docker commands for local development - Part 2

   This is a follow up to my previous post, You'll see how to view and clear the space used by docker and how to speed up your builds by minimising the context…

   January 16, 2018 in Docker DevOps Git
4. Handy Docker commands for local development - Part 1

   This post includes a grab-bag of Docker commands, such as how to examine filesystems, hot to copy files around, and how to avoid having to type "sudo".…

   January 08, 2018 in Docker DevOps
5. Exploring the .NET Core Docker files: dotnet vs aspnetcore vs aspnetcore-build

   In this post, I look at the various Docker base images available for .NET Core development, how they differ, and when you should use each of them.…

   January 02, 2018 in Docker Docker Hub DevOps ASP.NET Core .NET Core
6. Building ASP.NET Core apps using Cake in Docker

   In this post, I show how to build an ASP.NET Core app by using Cake to build your project inside a Docker container, while taking advantage of layer caching…

   December 19, 2017 in DevOps Cake Docker Docker Hub ASP.NET Core
7. Running tests with dotnet xunit using Cake

   In this post I show how you can run tests using the xUnit .NET CLI Tool "dotnet xunit" when building projects using Cake, by using the DotNetCoreTool alias.…

   October 17, 2017 in Testing .NET Core .NET CLI DevOps