.NET Development Environments - Docker Container

Introduction

This repository contains Docker-based development environmentsfor .NET projects. Currently featuring .NET 8.0 - see the .NET 8.0 overview or jump directly to Setup and Usage. Support for additional .NET versions planned as needed.

🎯 What’s Included

Each .NET development environment provides:

• .NET SDK with all runtimes (console, web, desktop)
• Project templates generation scripts: Console, Web API, MVC, Blazor, gRPC, Tests, and more
• Cross-platform development (Windows ↔ Linux containers)
• Development tools and utilities for streamlined workflows, including Visual Studio code task and launch files
• A Workspace folder for your project(s)

📁 Repository Structure

NET-Dev-Template-Stack/
├── NET-Core-8/                         # .NET 8.0 development environment
│   ├── Howtos/                         # Documentation and guides
│   ├── Net8-Service/                   # Main service container
│   │   ├── script-templates/           # Project creation scripts
│   │   ├── Dockerfile_netcore_cont     # Container definition
│   │   └── compose_netcore_cont.yml    # Docker Compose
│   ├── Workspace/                  # Project(s) go here! 
│   └── README.md                       # .NET 8.0 specific documentation
├── assets/                             # Documentation assets
└── README.md                           # This file

Setup .NET 8 Core Development Environment

This refers to the .NET 8.0 development container, the only .Net development environment Container currently available. To setup refer to this page:

• 📖🚀 Enhanced Documentation .NET core 8.0
  View full documentation with better navigation: Documentation Site

Sample

The default MVC template project in .NET 8.0 provides a complete starting point for C# development. It includes pre-built custom CSS components and demonstrates best practices for implementing them in your application.

License
This file is part of: Net-Core-Template Stack Copyright (c) 2025-2026 Nico Jan Eelhart.This repository is MIT licensed and free to use. For optional commercial support, customization, training, or long-term maintenance, see COMMERCIAL.md.

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