# ContainerLifetime

- Kind: `enum`
- Package: [Aspire.Hosting](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.md)
- Version: `13.3.0`
- Namespace: `Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel`
- Target framework: `net8.0`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/bd20f904cde09ecb9c9ae5116a6f13614bf2d7c2/src/Aspire.Hosting/ApplicationModel/ContainerLifetime.cs)

Lifetime modes for container resources.

## Definition

```csharp
namespace Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel;

public enum ContainerLifetime
```

## Enum Members

| Name | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Session | 0 | Create the resource when the app host process starts and dispose of it when the app host process shuts down. |
| Persistent | 1 | Attempt to re-use a previously created resource (based on the container name) if one exists. Do not destroy the container on app host process shutdown. |