A short checklist. The rest of Getting Started assumes these are in place.
Required
- .NET 10 SDK — from dotnet.microsoft.com/download. The repo’s
global.jsonpins SDK10.0.201(rolling forward to the latest feature band). - Docker — used for SQL Server and RabbitMQ containers (Aspire provisions both, and the integration tests rely on them). Docker Desktop on macOS / Windows, Docker Engine on Linux.
- Git — for cloning the repo.
No separate Aspire install is needed: the AppHost project pulls the Aspire SDK (Aspire.AppHost.Sdk) from NuGet during restore.
Optional
- SQL Server — install locally only if you’d rather not run SQL Server in a container. Otherwise Aspire provisions one for you. The template targets SQL Server as its primary database; SqlSugar also supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite via its own provider model.
- RabbitMQ Management — Aspire provisions a RabbitMQ container. If you want to inspect queues manually, the management UI is available at
http://localhost:15672(guest/guest by default).
Verify
dotnet --version # 10.x.xdocker info # should print server info, not errorgit --versionIf dotnet --version reports 9.x or older, install the .NET 10 SDK before continuing — the template targets net10.0 and won’t build on earlier SDKs.
Next
Quick Start → clone the repo and run it.