dotnet-aspire-patterns

To build observable .NET microservices, use .NET Aspire to define your distributed application topology in C#, enabling service discovery, standardized logging, and telemetry via the local dashboard for seamless debugging.

.NET Aspire orchestration is a framework that simplifies developing production-ready distributed apps by using an AppHost project to configure service discovery, integrate backing components, and standardize health checks in C#.

Add PostgreSQL and Redis backing services to .NET Aspire by utilizing the component model within your AppHost configuration, allowing your distributed .NET application to easily integrate and communicate with containerized databases and caches.

Yes, you need Docker for local development with .NET Aspire because it is required to run and manage containerized resources like PostgreSQL and Redis backing services integrated through the AppHost orchestration topology.

Service discovery in .NET Aspire works through the AppHost configuration, enabling seamless communication between .NET services by automatically resolving service addresses within your orchestrated local distributed application topology.

The best way to monitor distributed .NET application traces locally is using the Aspire dashboard, which provides a UI for viewing standardized logs, traces, and metrics generated via ServiceDefaults.