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Core library and MSBuild logic for Aspire AppHost projects.

Published
May 14, 2026
5mo ago
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Install

dotnet add package Aspire.Hosting.AppHost --version 13.3.2
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Aspire.Hosting.AppHost library

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

Getting started

Install the package

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

dotnet add package Aspire.Hosting.AppHost

Usage example

Then, in the AppHost.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://aspire.dev/

Feedback & contributing

https://github.com/microsoft/aspire

Changes from Previous Version

No structural changes between v13.3.1 and v13.3.2.

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