Build distributed apps with .NET Aspire (AZ-2009)

Introduction to .NET Aspire

Learn about the .NET Aspire stack in .NET 8 and how you can use it to ease and accelerate the development of cloud-native web applications.

• Introduction
• What is .NET Aspire?
• Learn about .NET Aspire integrations
• Learn about .NET Aspire tools
• Exercise - Use the .NET Aspire eShop
• Knowledge check
• Summary

Create a .NET Aspire project

Learn how to create cloud-native applications from scratch or add orchestration to an existing app by using the .NET Aspire stack in .NET 8.

• Introduction
• Learn how to create a new .NET Aspire project
• Exercise - Create a new .NET Aspire project
• How to add orchestration to an existing .NET app
• Exercise - Integrate an existing ASP.NET Core web app
• Knowledge check
• Summary

Use telemetry in a .NET Aspire project

Learn how to use telemetry in a .NET Aspire project to log data and examine the behavior of a cloud-native application.

• Introduction
• Telemetry APIs in .NET
• Using OpenTelemetry in .NET Aspire
• Using the .NET Aspire dashboard
• Using a logger to add custom log messages
• Exercise - Use telemetry in a .NET Aspire project
• Knowledge check
• Summary

Use databases in a .NET Aspire project

Learn about the database systems that .NET Aspire can connect to using built-in integrations. Then see how to configure connections to, and store data in, relational and nonrelational databases.

• Introduction
• Store data in SQL-compliant databases
• Store data in NoSQL databases
• Exercise - Use database services to persist data from a .NET Aspire project
• Create tests with .NET Aspire
• Knowledge check
• Summary

Improve performance with a cache in a .NET Aspire project

Learn about using Redis caching to increase performance in a cloud-native application. You'll also discover how .NET Aspire makes it easy to access Redis caching services from your microservices.

• Introduction
• Caches and Redis
• Using a Redis distributed cache
• Using a Redis output cache
• Customize connection strings by using .NET Aspire manifests
• Exercise - Cache data in Redis
• Knowledge check
• Summary

Send messages with RabbitMQ in a .NET Aspire project

Learn how to use message queues on RabbitMQ exchange servers to decouple microservices and manage communications in a cloud-native application built with .NET Aspire.

• Introduction
• What is RabbitMQ?
• Sending messages with RabbitMQ
• Exercise - Send messages between microservices through RabbitMQ
• Knowledge check
• Summary