Hosting endpoints in Docker Linux containers

This sample demonstrates how to use Docker Linux containers to host NServiceBus endpoints communicating over the RabbitMQ transport. While this sample uses Docker Compose to demonstrate how to orchestrate a multi-container application, the containers are compatible with other orchestration technologies, such as Kubernetes.

The endpoints use the .NET SDK Container Building Tools to enable the creation of containers via the dotnet publish command. See the Microsoft tutorial and customization documentation for more details.

Prerequisites

To containerize a .NET app using dotnet publish:

• .NET 8.0.200 SDK (or higher): Check your installed SDK version with dotnet --info.
• Docker Community Edition: Ensure Docker is installed and running on your system.

Running the sample

Running the sample involves building the container images and starting the multi-container application.

Building container images

Build the container images by using the following command:

dotnet publish Docker.sln -f net8.0 --os linux --arch x64 /t:PublishContainer

Starting containers

When the container images are ready, the containers can be started:

docker-compose up -d

Observing containers

Both containers log to the console. These logs can be inspected:

docker-compose logs sender
docker-compose logs receiver

Stopping and removing containers

The containers can be stopped and removed:

docker-compose down

Code walk-through

This sample consists of Sender and Receiver endpoints exchanging messages using the RabbitMQ transport. Each of these three components runs in a separate Docker Linux container.

Orchestration

Endpoint container images for the Sender and the Receiver are combined with an official RabbitMQ image to create a multi-container application using Docker Compose:

services:
    sender:
        image: sender
        depends_on:
            rabbitmq:
                condition: service_healthy    
    receiver:
        image: receiver
        depends_on:
            rabbitmq:
                condition: service_healthy    
    rabbitmq:
        image: "rabbitmq:3-management"
        ports:
            - "15672:15672"
            - "5672:5672"
        healthcheck:
            test: rabbitmq-diagnostics check_port_connectivity
            interval: 30s
            timeout: 30s
            retries: 3

Transport configuration

Endpoints configure the RabbitMQ transport to use the broker instance running in the rabbitmq container:

var transport = new RabbitMQTransport(RoutingTopology.Conventional(QueueType.Quorum), connectionString);