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2. Exploring the .NET Core MCR Docker files (updated): runtime vs aspnet vs sdk

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

   March 26, 2019 in Docker Docker Hub DevOps ASP.NET Core ASP.NET Core 2.2 .NET Core
3. Caching Docker layers on serverless build hosts with multi-stage builds, --target, and --cache-from

   In this post I describe how I improved the build performance of ASP.NET Core Docker containers built using AWS CodeBuild by using --target and --cache-from.…

   November 27, 2018 in ASP.NET Core Docker AWS DevOps
4. Running smoke tests for ASP.NET Core apps in CI using Docker

   In this post I'll describe how to use Docker to run a smoke test as part of a CI build pipeline to check that an ASP.NET Core app is able to start up…

   August 28, 2018 in ASP.NET Core Docker DevOps Testing
5. Writing logs to Elasticsearch with Fluentd using Serilog in ASP.NET Core

   In this post, I describe how to customise the output of the Serilog Console sink so that you can pipe your console output to Elasticsearch using Fluentd.…

   June 20, 2018 in ASP.NET Core DevOps Logging Docker
6. Suppressing the startup and shutdown messages in ASP.NET Core

   In this post I show how to disable the startup messages shown in the console when you run an ASP.NET Core application using WebHostBuilder or HostBuilder.…

   June 12, 2018 in ASP.NET Core 2.1 ASP.NET Core ASP.NET Core 1.1 HostBuilder Logging Docker
7. Exploring the .NET Core 2.1 Docker files (updated): dotnet:runtime vs aspnetcore-runtime vs sdk

   In this post, I look at the various Docker base images available for .NET Core 2.1 development, how they differ, and when you should use each of them.…

   June 05, 2018 in Docker Docker Hub DevOps ASP.NET Core ASP.NET Core 2.1 .NET Core