# eShopOnContainers - Microservices Architecture and Containers based Reference Application (**BETA state** - Visual Studio 2017 and CLI environments compatible)
Sample .NET Core reference application, powered by Microsoft, based on a simplified microservices architecture and Docker containers.
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## IMPORTANT NOTES!
**You can use either the latest version of Visual Studio or simply Docker CLI and .NET CLI for Windows, Mac and Linux**.