Writing your First Program with Docker and Kubernetes in .NET 8 in 6 Steps

.NET 8 comes with exciting new features and developers have more fun when creating applications. Kubernetes and Docker are essential services for programmers. In the modern business environment, both services have wider use cases. This tutorial provides you with all the essential steps to create your first .NET 8 application with docker and Kubernetes support.

Install Prerequisites For Your New Project:

• Before start coding you have to make sure to install Docker Desktop on your development machine.
• Because you also want to add the Kubernetes support, so prior to coding set up a local Kubernetes cluster using tools like Minikube or leverage a managed service like AKS.

Define New .NET Project structure:

• Navigate to command prompt and enter the dotnet new command to create a new application project.

Write a Dockerfile:

• After project creation, it’s time to create a Dockerfile in your project root directory following best practices for multi-stage builds.

Build Your Docker Image:

• In order to build container image you need to run docker build…