Aspire & Aspir8 Microservices Tutorial

Overview

Welcome to the Aspire & Aspir8 Microservices Tutorial repository. This repository contains the necessary code and resources to guide you through setting up and deploying microservices in a Kubernetes environment using Aspire & Aspir8. It's designed to simplify the process of managing container orchestration and service discovery without the need for complex Docker or YAML configurations.

Blog Post: https://medium.com/@josephsims1/aspire-aspi8-deploy-microservices-effortlessly-with-cli-no-docker-or-yaml-needed-f30b58443107

Prerequisites

Before starting with the tutorial, ensure you have the following tools installed:

• Rancher Desktop by SUSE - Download Rancher Desktop
• .NET 8 - Suitable for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Download .NET 8.0
• Aspire Tooling for .NET - Learn about it on Microsoft Learn
• Aspir8 - Necessary for deployment processes. Installation Guide

Project Structure

This project includes:

1. App Host: The core of the project, responsible for initiating and managing microservices.
2. Service Defaults: Extension methods for integrating features like Prometheus, logging, health checks, and APM.

Microservices

• Microservice 1: A simple service demonstrating basic functionality.
• Microservice 2: A secondary service showcasing additional routing capabilities.

API Gateway

• Configured with YARP to demonstrate dynamic routing to different microservices.

Getting Started

• Go into app host project and run dotnet watch or dotnet run