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Testcontainers

v3.9.0

Testcontainers for .NET is a library to support tests with throwaway instances of Docker containers for all compatible .NET Standard versions.

HofmeisterAn Testcontainers
automation docker dotnet testcontainers testcontainers-dotnet testing
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Total Downloads
107.2M
107,173,938
Published
Jun 16, 2024
Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package Testcontainers --version 3.9.0
Package Manager Console
Install-Package Testcontainers -Version 3.9.0
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="Testcontainers" Version="3.9.0" />

Frameworks

net6.0 net8.0 .NETStandard2.0 .NETStandard2.1

Dependencies

Docker.DotNet
net6.0
[3.125.15, )
Docker.DotNet.X509
net6.0
[3.125.15, )
Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions
net6.0
[6.0.4, )
SSH.NET
net6.0
[2023.0.0, )
SharpZipLib
net6.0
[1.4.2, )
Docker.DotNet
net8.0
[3.125.15, )
Docker.DotNet.X509
net8.0
[3.125.15, )
Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions
net8.0
[6.0.4, )
SSH.NET
net8.0
[2023.0.0, )
SharpZipLib
net8.0
[1.4.2, )
BouncyCastle.Cryptography
.NETStandard2.0
[2.3.1, )
Docker.DotNet
.NETStandard2.0
[3.125.15, )
Docker.DotNet.X509
.NETStandard2.0
[3.125.15, )
Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces
.NETStandard2.0
[6.0.0, )
Microsoft.Bcl.HashCode
.NETStandard2.0
[1.1.1, )
Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions
.NETStandard2.0
[6.0.4, )
SSH.NET
.NETStandard2.0
[2023.0.0, )
SharpZipLib
.NETStandard2.0
[1.4.2, )
System.Text.Json
.NETStandard2.0
[6.0.9, )
BouncyCastle.Cryptography
.NETStandard2.1
[2.3.1, )
Docker.DotNet
.NETStandard2.1
[3.125.15, )
Docker.DotNet.X509
.NETStandard2.1
[3.125.15, )
Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces
.NETStandard2.1
[6.0.0, )
Microsoft.Bcl.HashCode
.NETStandard2.1
[1.1.1, )
Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions
.NETStandard2.1
[6.0.4, )
SSH.NET
.NETStandard2.1
[2023.0.0, )
SharpZipLib
.NETStandard2.1
[1.4.2, )
System.Text.Json
.NETStandard2.1
[6.0.9, )

Adoption guide

Teams that need production-like dependency behavior in CI, including version pinning and reproducible startup contracts.

Integration Testing guide
Why it appears in the guide: Provision disposable Docker-based dependencies (databases, brokers, caches) directly from tests. Trade-off: Container startup overhead and host prerequisites require thoughtful fixture reuse and pipeline tuning.

No SPDX license expression is published. Review the license text and your organisation's policy before redistribution.

Compatibility metadata lists 4 target frameworks; confirm the exact target used by your application.

The published metadata declares 28 direct dependency entries across framework groups. Inspect the resolved dependency graph for your target framework.

How to read this guidance

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