Docs to support the new ability to build containers using just the .NET SDK (instead of Docker Desktop) #32355
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Container build with .net
.NET sdk build container
build .net container without dockerfile
csproj container build
c# container sdk build
Tell us what docs you found that didn't address your concern.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-publish
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/deploy-with-vs?tabs=vs156
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/deploy-with-cli
Explain why this article is needed
Up until now .NET users who wanted to build containers has to install Docker Desktop on their machines and they had to use Dockerfiles. With the release of .NET 7 users now have the option to build containers using the .NET SDK (with certain limitations) and avoid having to install Docker Desktop as well as avoid having to maintain a Dockerfile.
Suggest a location in the Table of Contents.
We should probably do a bunch of things about this, but at the very least the following quickly come to mind:
We should revamp the overview and include it in there
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/
We should also include it as part of the existing page on publish
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-publish
We should also talk about the VS integration for the feature in this existing page
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/deploy-with-vs?tabs=vs156
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Check out the opening paragraph of the existing dotnet article on this - it's a good starting point:
Containers have many features and benefits, such as being an immutable infrastructure, providing a portable architecture, and enabling scalability. The image can be used to create containers for your local development environment, private cloud, or public cloud. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to containerize a .NET application using the dotnet publish command.