Aspire.Hosting.AppHost 9.2.0

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dotnet add package Aspire.Hosting.AppHost --version 9.2.0
                    
NuGet\Install-Package Aspire.Hosting.AppHost -Version 9.2.0
                    
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="Aspire.Hosting.AppHost" Version="9.2.0" />
                    
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="Aspire.Hosting.AppHost" Version="9.2.0" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="Aspire.Hosting.AppHost" />
                    
Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add Aspire.Hosting.AppHost --version 9.2.0
                    
#r "nuget: Aspire.Hosting.AppHost, 9.2.0"
                    
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=Aspire.Hosting.AppHost&version=9.2.0
                    
Install Aspire.Hosting.AppHost as a Cake Addin
#tool nuget:?package=Aspire.Hosting.AppHost&version=9.2.0
                    
Install Aspire.Hosting.AppHost as a Cake Tool

Aspire.Hosting.AppHost library

Provides the core APIs and MSBuild logic for .NET Aspire AppHost projects.

Getting started

Install the package

In your project, install the .NET Aspire AppHost library with NuGet:

dotnet add package Aspire.Hosting.AppHost

Usage example

Then, in the Program.cs file of AppHost, add project, container, and executable resources:

var builder = DistributedApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

// The Projects.MyApp type is generated by custom MSBuild targets added
// by the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package when the MyApp project is added
// as a project reference.
var app = builder.AddProject<Projects.MyApp>("myapp");

builder.Build().Run();

Additional documentation

https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspire/

Feedback & contributing

https://github.com/dotnet/aspire

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed. 
Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

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