Docker and container articles for .NET teams: building images without a Dockerfile, base image choices, static file servers, Synology and local development setups.
Containers are the default deployment unit for the platforms I build. The articles collected here cover how .NET applications get into images, which base images are worth the trade-off, how to keep the attack surface small and how to run supporting services such as databases locally in Docker.
In the week of October 21, 2026, government portals in the Netherlands, Finland and Germany, hospital websites and several large companies took their public sites offline. Not because they had been breached, but because …
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Most .NET Dockerfiles repeat the same five steps: restore, publish, select the matching Microsoft runtime image, copy the output and start the application. That works, but it rarely expresses application-specific intent. …
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GitHub is an operational platform, not a backup strategy. For a long time, that distinction often felt theoretical because GitHub is - usually - highly available and because Git itself already distributes history well. …
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When building cloud-native .NET applications, two goals often matter at the same time: a fast local development loop and a clean path to real Azure resources for publish mode. .NET Aspire with Azure Cosmos DB supports …
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Die deutsche Version findest du hier: Home Assistant via Docker auf einer Synology NAS installieren Home Assistant is the “hub” for many smart homes: local-first, extensible and backed by a huge ecosystem. If you …
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You can find the English version of this guide here: Install Home Assistant on Synology NAS with Docker Home Assistant ist für viele der “Hub” im Smart Home: lokal, erweiterbar, mit riesigem Ökosystem. Wenn du bereits …
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You can find the English version of this guide here: Self-Hosting Vaultwarden (Bitwarden) on Synology NAS with Docker Passwort-Manager-Dienste sind in den letzten Jahren deutlich teurer geworden. Gleichzeitig ist mein …
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You can find the German version of this guide here: Vaultwarden auf Synology mit Docker selbst hosten Password manager services have become significantly more expensive in recent years. At the same time, my trust in …
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Setting up a local Docker registry is a great way to manage and share container images in your development environment without relying on external services like Docker Hub. This guide walks you through setting up a …
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By default, there is currently no Full-Text Search Support in the Docker Images for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 or 2019 by Microsoft. The only option currently available is to create your own Docker Image, which includes …
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