AWS Eases.NET Defes with CLI Tool Preview Amazon Web Services (AWS), this week released the first preview for an open-source.NET deployment tool for.NET CLI. This tool is designed to make it easier to deploy.NET Web apps on its cloud. It is described on the GitHub site as opinionated tooling that helps even novice users deploy.NET applications. The tool recommends the best AWS compute service to deploy your app to. The tool then builds and packages your app according to the requirements of the chosen compute service. It generates the deployment infrastructure and deploys your application using the Cloud Development Kit (CDK). Finally, it displays the endpoint. It supports C# and F# code, and can be used with.NET Core/.NET5 Web apps, back end services, and Blazor webAssembly, according to a March 17 blog posting. The supported apps are “cloud native” and run on Linux-based virtualized computing services. This means developers don’t need to worry about legacy Windows baggage. This means that the tool doesn’t work with: – Bounce House Rentals Plano

.NET Framework (for these apps, there’s also the.NET Porting Assistance).
Desktop
Xamarin
Other Windows-native Applications

It doesn’t also support.NET AWS Lambda function, but that tooling will be added eventually. AWS stated that it is seeking customer feedback to improve its.NET app deployment process in light of the increasing complexity of AWS and.NET environments. This was apparently due to the fact that the process was too difficult to use existing tools. The feedback could be summarized into three questions, according to the team.

What is the best service for my application? There are many compute services available in AWS. It can be confusing to choose the right one if you’re new to AWS.
How can I make the learning curve shorter? There is still much to learn once you have chosen a compute service. It can be both overwhelming and time-consuming.
How can I encourage the best deployment practices in my team? Visual Studio is great for prototyping, initial testing, and deployment. Customers want to share their best practices with other teams once they have moved beyond this phase. This is why automated deployments are used.

AWS said that this resulted in a 180-degree shift in the company’s approach. “Instead of providing a plethora for compute services, we want a single tool that starts at the.NET app; a tool which provides an opinion and guides to the right service to your application.” AWS noted that the developer preview addresses only the first two items from the feedback list. The second item is “How can I promote best deployment practices within our team?” The AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) will be used to address these issues. The initial experience will be completely managed, but developers will soon be able to gain a better understanding of the features and functionality. More information is available here.