Make sure you have [installed](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/) and [configured](https://github.com/dotnet-architecture/eShopOnContainers/wiki/Windows-setup#configure-docker) docker in your environment. After that, you can run the below commands from the **/src/** directory and get started with the `eShopOnContainers` immediately.
```powershell
docker-compose build
docker-compose up
```
You should be able to browse different components of the application by using the below URLs :
>Note: If you are running this application in macOS then use `docker.for.mac.localhost` as DNS name in `.env` file and the above URLs instead of `host.docker.internal`.
- [Deploy to AKS with a Service Mesh for resiliency](https://github.com/dotnet-architecture/eShopOnContainers/wiki/Deploy-to-Azure-Kubernetes-Service-(AKS))
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eShopOnContainers is updated to .NET 5 "wave" of technologies. Not just compilation but also new recommended code in EF Core, ASP.NET Core, and other new related versions with several significant changes.
> **IMPORTANT:** The current state of this sample application is **BETA**, because we are constantly evolving towards newly released technologies. Therefore, many areas could be improved and change significantly while refactoring the current code and implementing new features. Feedback with improvements and pull requests from the community will be highly appreciated and accepted.
This reference application is cross-platform at the server and client side, thanks to .NET 5 services capable of running on Linux or Windows containers depending on your Docker host, and to Xamarin for mobile apps running on Android, iOS or Windows/UWP plus any browser for the client web apps.
The architecture proposes a microservice oriented architecture implementation with multiple autonomous microservices (each one owning its own data/db) and implementing different approaches within each microservice (simple CRUD vs. DDD/CQRS patterns) using Http as the communication protocol between the client apps and the microservices and supports asynchronous communication for data updates propagation across multiple services based on Integration Events and an Event Bus (a light message broker, to choose between RabbitMQ or Azure Service Bus, underneath) plus other features defined at the [roadmap](https://github.com/dotnet-architecture/eShopOnContainers/wiki/Roadmap).
You can find the related reference **Guide/eBook** focusing on **architecting and developing containerized and microservice based .NET Applications** (download link available below) which explains in detail how to develop this kind of architectural style (microservices, Docker containers, Domain-Driven Design for certain microservices) plus other simpler architectural styles, like monolithic apps that can also live as Docker containers.
There are also additional eBooks focusing on Containers/Docker lifecycle (DevOps, CI/CD, etc.) with Microsoft Tools, already published plus an additional eBook focusing on Enterprise Apps Patterns with Xamarin.Forms.
You can download them and start reviewing these Guides/eBooks here:
For more free e-Books check out [.NET Architecture center](https://dot.net/architecture). If you have an e-book feedback, let us know by creating a new issue here: <https://github.com/dotnet-architecture/ebooks/issues>
## Are you new to **microservices** and **cloud-native development**?
Take a look at the free course [Create and deploy a cloud-native ASP.NET Core microservice](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/microservices-aspnet-core/) on MS Learn. This module explains microservices concepts, cloud-native technologies, and reduce the friction in getting started with `eShopOnContainers`.
Read the planned [Roadmap](https://github.com/dotnet-architecture/eShopOnContainers/wiki/Roadmap) within the Wiki for further info about possible new implementations and provide feedback in the [ISSUES section](https://github.com/dotnet/eShopOnContainers/issues) if you'd like to see any specific scenario implemented or improved. Also, feel free to discuss on any current issue.
