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World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 2, 2026 • Session details

Discover the open source trio you didn’t expect: .NET and PostgreSQL on Linux

Silvano Coriani

Once confined to Windows, .NET now thrives natively on Linux. Paired with PostgreSQL, it delivers a robust, highly optimized open-source stack for cloud-native microservices.

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#1 about 5 min

Evolution of .NET portability and the open source ecosystem

The original common language runtime evolved to dominate modern open source data center environments.

#2 about 3 min

Options for installing .NET on Linux distributions

Various package feeds and automated scripts enable targeting multiple processor architectures for development environments.

#3 about 4 min

Demonstrating .NET installation on Debian and Azure Linux

Downloading raw packages and utilizing installation scripts configures the developer environment locally.

#4 about 4 min

Containerizing .NET applications with cross-platform build tools

Local command-line tools can easily publish applications into portable container images.

#5 about 3 min

Pushing and hosting containerized applications in Azure

Locally compiled container images can be seamlessly deployed to remote registries and hosting platforms.

#6 about 3 min

Optimizing container sizes with distroless and chiseled images

Stripping away unused package management tools reduces image attack surfaces and boot times.

#7 about 6 min

Automating database setup with Docker Compose and dbup

Wiring an application to a local database container automates schema migrations.

#8 about 6 min

Extensibility and programmability features of the PostgreSQL database

Multi-version concurrency control and advanced indexing make the database highly popular among developers.

#9 about 5 min

Managing PostgreSQL schemas using Entity Framework Core

Object-oriented code simplifies database interactions while tracking raw generated queries.

#10 about 4 min

Connecting .NET to PostgreSQL with the Npgsql provider

The open source data provider executes wire protocol database commands efficiently.

#11 about 8 min

Deploying distributed applications to the cloud using Aspire

Wiring up configuration and hosting environments seamlessly transitions applications from local to remote.

#12 about 4 min

Structuring reference architectures for open source applications

Consolidating frameworks into a reproducible template supports modern scalable services.

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Architecting the platform with modern cloud and mobile technologies

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Accessing software containers and developer training platforms

Paul Graham Paul Graham · WWC 2024

5:18 min

Shifting mindsets on running databases in containers

Denis Wilson Souza Rosa +1 · LIVE

1:06 min

Options for deploying .NET applications onto OpenShift clusters

Don Schenck Don Schenck · WWC 2024

1:55 min

Cloning and deploying the modernized application architecture locally

Niklas Heidloff · LIVE

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