Microservices with .NET
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Supported on Windows, Linux, and macOS
Build independently deployable, highly scalable & resilient services using the free and open source .NET platform.
Get started Architecture guidance
Supported on Windows, Linux, and macOS
Microservices are a design pattern in which applications are composed of small, independent modules that communicate with each other using well-defined contracts. Each microservice focuses on a single concept.
Microservices make it easier to develop, test, and deploy isolated parts of your application. Once deployed, each microservice can be independently scaled as needed.
Containers combine an app plus its configuration and dependencies into a single, independently deployable unit. Containers are an excellent fit for bundling and deploying independent microservices.
ASP.NET, the web framework for .NET, makes it easy to create the APIs that become your microservices. ASP.NET comes with built-in support for developing and deploying your microservices using Docker containers.
.NET includes APIs to easily consume microservices from any application you build, including mobile, desktop, games, web, and more.
You can find the official Docker images for .NET on DockerHub, meaning the initial setup is done and you can focus on building your microservices.
The .NET Docker samples and developer documentation give you all the info you need to get the job done.
.NET is fast, with a higher throughput than any other popular framework in the respected TechEmpower benchmark.
Raygun, a real-time application monitoring solution, achieved a 2,000 percent increase in throughput by porting their Node.js service running on Linux to .NET, using the same Linux environment.
"Using the same-size server, we were able to go from 1,000 requests per second per node with Node.js to 20, 000 requests per second with.NET Core."
The Visual Studio family of products has built-in support for working with Docker on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Easily configure your application for Docker, then step through your code line-by-line as it runs in a Docker container.
If you have an existing application you can begin adopting microservices without completely overhauling your app.
Containers aren't just for microservices, so your existing app can be moved into a container. As you add new functionality, or update existing functionality, you can split this off into a microservice running in a separate container.
This is also a great approach for adopting the latest version of .NET, without having to upgrade an entire legacy codebase.
The microservices architecture allows a mix of technologies between each service. You can use .NET for parts of your application without adopting it everywhere. .NET microservices can be mixed with those written in Node.js, Java, Go, or any other language.
.NET is built from the ground up for scaling in the Cloud. Microservices built with .NET run on all major cloud platforms.
If you haven't yet decided on a cloud, we recommend Azure. Azure is the best cloud for .NET developers because it was built with .NET developers in mind.
This guide is an introduction to developing microservices-based applications and managing them using containers. It discusses architectural design and implementation approaches using .NET Core and Docker containers.
This guide introduces the basic concepts of building a development lifecycle around Azure using .NET tools and processes. After finishing this guide you'll have the knowledge needed to build a mature DevOps toolchain.
Learn how to move your existing .NET Framework server applications directly to the cloud by modernizing specific areas, without re-architecting or recoding entire applications.
Our step-by-step tutorial will help you get microservices with ASP.NET running on your computer.
