Chapter 5. Running .NET 5.0 applications in containers

Procedure

1. Optional: If you are in another project’s directory and do not wish to create a nested project, return to the parent directory of the project:

   # cd ..

2. Create a new MVC project in a directory called mvc_runtime_example:

   $ dotnet new mvc --output mvc_runtime_example

3. Publish the project:

   $ dotnet publish mvc_runtime_example -f net5.0 -c Release

4. Create the Dockerfile:

   $ cat > Dockerfile <<EOF
   FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/dotnet-50-runtime
   
   ADD bin/Release/net5.0/publish/ .
   
   CMD ["dotnet", "mvc_runtime_example.dll"]
   EOF

5. Build your image:

   $ podman build -t dotnet-50-runtime-example .

6. Run your image:

   $ podman run -d -p8080:8080 dotnet-50-runtime-example