Installs Aspire 13.6.0 · Released September 29, 2026Release notes

macOS

curl -sSL https://aspire.dev/install.sh | bash

curl -sSL https://aspire.dev/install.sh | bash -s -- -q staging

curl -sSL https://aspire.dev/install.sh | bash -s -- -q dev

Linux

curl -sSL https://aspire.dev/install.sh | bash

curl -sSL https://aspire.dev/install.sh | bash -s -- -q staging

curl -sSL https://aspire.dev/install.sh | bash -s -- -q dev

Windows

irm https://aspire.dev/install.ps1 | iex

iex "& { $(irm https://aspire.dev/install.ps1) } -Quality staging"

iex "& { $(irm https://aspire.dev/install.ps1) } -Quality dev"

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- Welcome to Aspire
  - Overview
  - What is Aspire?
- What's new
  - Aspire 13.6
  - Aspire 13.5
  - Aspire 13.4
  - Aspire 13.3
  - Aspire 13.2
  - Aspire 13.1
  - Aspire 13.0
  - Previous versions
    Aspire 9.5
    Aspire 9.4
    Aspire 9.3
    Aspire 9.2
    Aspire 9.1
    Aspire 9.0
  - Upgrade Aspire
- Get started
  - Setup and tooling
    Prerequisites
    Install CLI
    VS Code extension
  - Build your first appQuickstart
  - Deploy your first appTutorial
  - Add Aspire to an existing app
  - AI coding agents
    Overview
    Aspire skills
    Aspire MCP server
    Resource MCP servers
  - Troubleshooting
  - FAQ
- Model your app
  - Overview and concepts
    What is the AppHost?
    Languages & runtimes
    Understanding resources
    Glossary
  - Services & networking
    Service discovery
    Environment variables
    Networking overview
    Container networking
  - Configuration
    External parameters
  - Observability
    Health checks
    Telemetry
  - Data & storage
    Persist data with volumes
    Resource annotations
- AppHost
  - Configuration
    Overview
    Certificate configuration
    CORS configuration
  - Container registry configuration
  - Hot Reload and watch
  - Eventing
  - Resource types
    Resource lifetimes
    Dockerfiles
    Container files
    Executable resources
    Console and worker apps
  - Resource naming
  - Project structure
    C#
    Aspire SDK
    Aspire templates
    Service Defaults
    TypeScript
  - Docker Compose
    Migrate from Docker Compose
    Docker Compose to AppHost
- Extensibility
- Testing
- Architecture and internals
- Non-local dev environments
  - Dev Containers
  - GitHub Codespaces
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- Aspire integrations
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  - Ollama
    Get started
    Set up Ollama in the AppHost
    Connect to Ollama
  - OpenAI
    Get started
    Set up OpenAI in the AppHost
    Connect to OpenAI
- Custom integrations
- Cloud providers
  - AWS
  - Azure
    Overview
    Customize Azure resources
    Bicep helpers
    Local Azure provisioning
    Configure Azure Container Apps
    Azure Connector Namespace
    Default Azure credential
    Azure AI
    AI compatibility matrix
    Microsoft Foundry
    Get started
    Set up Azure in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure
    Azure AI Inference
    Get started
    Set up Azure AI Inference in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure AI Inference
    Azure AI Search
    Get started
    Set up Azure AI Search in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure AI Search
    Azure OpenAI
    Get started
    Set up Azure OpenAI in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure OpenAI
    Azure App Configuration
    Get started
    Set up Azure App Configuration in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure App Configuration
    Azure App Service
    Get started
    Set up Azure App Service in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure App Service
    Azure Application Insights
    Azure Cache for Redis
    Get started
    Set up Azure Cache for Redis in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure Cache for Redis
    Azure Container Registry
    Get started
    Set up Azure Container Registry in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure Container Registry
    Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
    Azure Cosmos DB
    Get started
    Set up Azure Cosmos DB in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure Cosmos DB
    Azure Data Explorer
    Azure Event Hubs
    Get started
    Set up Azure Event Hubs in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure Event Hubs
    Azure Front Door
    Azure Functions
    Get started
    Set up Azure Functions in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure Functions
    Azure Key Vault
    Get started
    Set up Azure Key Vault in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure Key Vault
    Azure Log Analytics
    Azure PostgreSQL
    Get started
    Set up Azure PostgreSQL in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure PostgreSQL
    Azure Service Bus
    Get started
    Set up Azure Service Bus in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure Service Bus
    Azure SignalR Service
    Get started
    Set up Azure SignalR Service in the AppHost
    Hub host integration
    Azure SQL Database
    Get started
    Set up Azure SQL Database in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure SQL Database
    Azure Storage Blobs
    Get started
    Set up Azure Storage Blobs in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure Storage Blobs
    Azure Data Lake Storage
    Azure Storage Queues
    Get started
    Set up Azure Storage Queues in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure Storage Queues
    Azure Storage Tables
    Get started
    Set up Azure Storage Tables in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure Storage Tables
    Azure Virtual Network
    Azure Web PubSub
    Get started
    Set up Azure Web PubSub in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure Web PubSub
    Azure Container App Jobs
    User-assigned managed identity
    Manage role assignments
- Caching & state
  - Redis
    Get started
    Set up Redis in the AppHost
    Connect to Redis
    Community extensions
  - Redis Distributed Cache
    Get started
    Set up Redis Distributed Cache in the AppHost
    Connect to Redis Distributed Cache
  - Redis Output Cache
    Get started
    Set up Redis Output Cache in the AppHost
    Connect to Redis Output Cache
  - Valkey
    Get started
    Set up Valkey in the AppHost
    Connect to Valkey
  - Garnet
    Get started
    Set up Garnet in the AppHost
    Connect to Garnet
- Compute & hosting
- Data & databases
  - ClickHouse
    Get started
    Set up ClickHouse in the AppHost
    Connect to ClickHouse
  - Elasticsearch
    Get started
    Set up Elasticsearch in the AppHost
    Connect to Elasticsearch
  - Entity Framework Core
    Overview
    Apply migrations
    Seed data
    Azure Cosmos DB
    Get started
    Set up Entity Framework Core in the AppHost
    Connect to Entity Framework Core
    Azure PostgreSQL
    Get started
    Connect to Azure PostgreSQL
    Azure SQL
    Get started
    Set up Azure SQL in the AppHost
    Connect to Azure SQL
    MySQL Pomelo
    Get started
    Connect to MySQL Pomelo
    MongoDB
    Get started
    Connect to MongoDB
    Oracle
    Get started
    Set up Oracle in the AppHost
    Connect to Oracle
    PostgreSQL
    Get started
    Connect to PostgreSQL
    SQL Server
    Get started
    Connect to SQL Server
  - KurrentDB
    Get started
    Set up KurrentDB in the AppHost
    Connect to KurrentDB
  - Meilisearch
    Get started
    Set up Meilisearch in the AppHost
    Connect to Meilisearch
  - Milvus
    Get started
    Set up Milvus in the AppHost
    Connect to Milvus
  - MongoDB
    Get started
    Set up MongoDB in the AppHost
    Connect to MongoDB
    Community extensions
  - MySQL
    Integration overview
    Set up MySQL in the AppHost
    Connect to MySQL
    Community extensions
  - PostgreSQL
    Get started
    Set up PostgreSQL in the AppHost
    Connect to PostgreSQL
    Use community extensions
  - Qdrant
    Get started
    Set up Qdrant in the AppHost
    Connect to Qdrant
  - RavenDB
    Get started
    Set up RavenDB in the AppHost
    Connect to RavenDB
  - SQL Server
    Get started
    Set up SQL Server in the AppHost
    Connect to SQL Server
    Community extensions
  - SQLite
    Get started
    Set up SQLite in the AppHost
    Connect to SQLite
  - SurrealDB
    Get started
    Set up SurrealDB in the AppHost
    Connect to SurrealDB
- Frameworks & runtimes
- Messaging & eventing
  - Apache Kafka
    Get started
    Set up Apache Kafka in the AppHost
    Connect to Apache Kafka
  - LavinMQ
    Get started
    Set up LavinMQ in the AppHost
    Connect to LavinMQ
  - NATS
    Get started
    Set up NATS in the AppHost
    Connect to NATS
  - Particular Service Platform
  - RabbitMQ
    Get started
    Set up RabbitMQ in the AppHost
    Connect to RabbitMQ
- Security & identity
  - Keycloak
- Observability & logging
  - Seq
    Get started
    Set up Seq in the AppHost
    Connect to Seq
- Reverse proxies & APIs
  - YARP (Yet Another Reverse Proxy)
- Dev tools & extensions
  - Browser logs
  - Data API Builder
    Get started
    Set up Data API Builder in the AppHost
    Connect to Data API Builder
  - Dev Tunnels
  - flagd
    Get started
    Set up flagd in the AppHost
    Connect to flagd
  - goff
    Get started
    Set up goff in the AppHost
    Connect to goff
  - k6
    Get started
    Set up k6 tests in the AppHost
  - MailPit
    Get started
    Set up MailPit in the AppHost
    Connect to MailPit
  - SQL Database Projects
    Get started
    Set up SQL projects in the AppHost
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- Aspire dashboard
- Data features
- Terminal featuresPreview
- Standalone mode
- Configuration
- Security considerations
- Troubleshooting
- Telemetry
  - Enable browser telemetry
    Overview
    Browser app configuration
    Blazor WebAssembly integration
  - Microsoft telemetry
- Telemetry after deployment
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- Aspire Deployment
  - Overview
  - Deploy with Aspire
- Environments
- Pipeline model
- CI/CD
  - Overview
  - Example app lifecycle workflow
- JavaScript apps
- Docker Compose
- Radius
- Kubernetes
- Deploy to Azure
  - Overview
  - Deployment targets
    Azure Container Apps
    Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
    Azure App Service
    Azure Container Apps Sandboxes
  - Guidance
    Customize Azure resources
    Bicep helpers
    Azure security best practices
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- Aspire Community
  - Overview
  - Contributors
- Guides
  - Contributor guide
  - Translation guide
- Live Streams
- Aspire ConfMar 23
- Thanks

Installs Aspire 13.6.0 · Released September 29, 2026Release notes

macOS

curl -sSL https://aspire.dev/install.sh | bash

curl -sSL https://aspire.dev/install.sh | bash -s -- -q staging

curl -sSL https://aspire.dev/install.sh | bash -s -- -q dev

Linux

curl -sSL https://aspire.dev/install.sh | bash

curl -sSL https://aspire.dev/install.sh | bash -s -- -q staging

curl -sSL https://aspire.dev/install.sh | bash -s -- -q dev

Windows

irm https://aspire.dev/install.ps1 | iex

iex "& { $(irm https://aspire.dev/install.ps1) } -Quality staging"

iex "& { $(irm https://aspire.dev/install.ps1) } -Quality dev"

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