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Configure Aspire AppHost to emit explicit app config via environment variables; keep app code free of Aspire clients and service discovery.
Configure Aspire AppHost to emit explicit app config via environment variables; keep app code free of Aspire clients and service discovery.
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Use this skill when:
AppHost owns Aspire infrastructure packages
Explicit configuration only
IOptions<T> or Configuration only.Production parity and transparency
AppHost resource -> WithEnvironment(...) -> app config keys -> IOptions<T> in app
The AppHost is responsible for turning Aspire resources into explicit app settings. The application never consumes Aspire clients or service discovery directly.
// AppHost/Program.cs
var builder = DistributedApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
var postgres = builder.AddPostgres("postgres");
var db = postgres.AddDatabase("appdb");
var minio = builder.AddContainer("minio", "minio/minio")
.WithArgs("server", "/data")
.WithHttpEndpoint(targetPort: 9000, name: "http")
.WithHttpEndpoint(targetPort: 9001, name: "console")
.WithEnvironment("MINIO_ROOT_USER", "minioadmin")
.WithEnvironment("MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD", "minioadmin");
var api = builder.AddProject<Projects.MyApp_Api>("api")
.WithReference(db, "Postgres")
.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__Enabled", "true")
.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__ServiceUrl", minio.GetEndpoint("http"))
.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__AccessKey", "minioadmin")
.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__SecretKey", "minioadmin")
.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__Bucket", "attachments")
.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__ForcePathStyle", "true");
builder.Build().Run();
Key points
WithReference(db, "Postgres") sets ConnectionStrings__Postgres explicitly.Configuration values.Application code binds to options and initializes SDKs directly. It never depends on Aspire client packages or service discovery.
// Api/Program.cs
builder.Services
.AddOptions<BlobStorageOptions>()
.BindConfiguration("BlobStorage")
.ValidateDataAnnotations()
.ValidateOnStart();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<IBlobStorageService>(sp =>
{
var options = sp.GetRequiredService<IOptions<BlobStorageOptions>>().Value;
return new S3BlobStorageService(options); // uses explicit options only
});
Do not add Aspire client packages (or AddServiceDiscovery) to the app.
Those are orchestration concerns and should stay in AppHost.
Keep toggles in config and drive them through AppHost and test fixtures. This maintains parity between dev/test and production configuration.
// AppHost: disable persistence in tests via config overrides
var config = builder.Configuration.GetSection("App")
.Get<AppHostConfiguration>() ?? new AppHostConfiguration();
if (!config.UseVolumes)
{
postgres.WithDataVolume(false);
}
api.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__Enabled", config.EnableBlobStorage.ToString());
See skills/aspire/integration-testing/SKILL.md for patterns on passing
configuration overrides into DistributedApplicationTestingBuilder.
Do
IOptions<T> with validation for all infrastructure settingsDon’t
skills/aspire/service-defaults/SKILL.mdskills/aspire/integration-testing/SKILL.mdskills/akka/aspire-configuration/SKILL.mdname: aspire-configuration description: Configure Aspire AppHost to emit explicit app config via environment variables; keep app code free of Aspire clients and service discovery. invocable: false
---
name: aspire-configuration
description: Configure Aspire AppHost to emit explicit app config via environment variables; keep app code free of Aspire clients and service discovery.
invocable: false
---
# Aspire Configuration
## When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when:
- Wiring AppHost resources to application configuration in Aspire-based repos
- Ensuring production configuration is transparent and portable outside of Aspire
- Avoiding Aspire client/service-discovery packages inside application code
- Designing feature toggles for dev/test without changing app code paths
---
## Core Principles
1. **AppHost owns Aspire infrastructure packages**
- Aspire Hosting packages belong in AppHost only.
- App projects should not reference Aspire client/service-discovery packages.
2. **Explicit configuration only**
- AppHost must translate resource outputs into explicit config keys (env vars).
- App code binds to `IOptions<T>` or `Configuration` only.
3. **Production parity and transparency**
- Every value injected by AppHost must be representable in production as env vars
or config files without Aspire.
- Avoid opaque service discovery and implicit configuration.
---
## Configuration Flow
```
AppHost resource -> WithEnvironment(...) -> app config keys -> IOptions<T> in app
```
The AppHost is responsible for turning Aspire resources into explicit app settings.
The application never consumes Aspire clients or service discovery directly.
---
## AppHost Patterns (Explicit Mapping)
### Example: Database + Blob Storage
```csharp
// AppHost/Program.cs
var builder = DistributedApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
var postgres = builder.AddPostgres("postgres");
var db = postgres.AddDatabase("appdb");
var minio = builder.AddContainer("minio", "minio/minio")
.WithArgs("server", "/data")
.WithHttpEndpoint(targetPort: 9000, name: "http")
.WithHttpEndpoint(targetPort: 9001, name: "console")
.WithEnvironment("MINIO_ROOT_USER", "minioadmin")
.WithEnvironment("MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD", "minioadmin");
var api = builder.AddProject<Projects.MyApp_Api>("api")
.WithReference(db, "Postgres")
.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__Enabled", "true")
.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__ServiceUrl", minio.GetEndpoint("http"))
.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__AccessKey", "minioadmin")
.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__SecretKey", "minioadmin")
.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__Bucket", "attachments")
.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__ForcePathStyle", "true");
builder.Build().Run();
```
**Key points**
- `WithReference(db, "Postgres")` sets `ConnectionStrings__Postgres` explicitly.
- Every external dependency is represented via explicit config keys.
- The API project only reads `Configuration` values.
---
## App Code Pattern (No Aspire Clients)
Application code binds to options and initializes SDKs directly. It never depends
on Aspire client packages or service discovery.
```csharp
// Api/Program.cs
builder.Services
.AddOptions<BlobStorageOptions>()
.BindConfiguration("BlobStorage")
.ValidateDataAnnotations()
.ValidateOnStart();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<IBlobStorageService>(sp =>
{
var options = sp.GetRequiredService<IOptions<BlobStorageOptions>>().Value;
return new S3BlobStorageService(options); // uses explicit options only
});
```
**Do not** add Aspire client packages (or `AddServiceDiscovery`) to the app.
Those are orchestration concerns and should stay in AppHost.
---
## Feature Toggles and Test Overrides
Keep toggles in config and drive them through AppHost and test fixtures. This
maintains parity between dev/test and production configuration.
```csharp
// AppHost: disable persistence in tests via config overrides
var config = builder.Configuration.GetSection("App")
.Get<AppHostConfiguration>() ?? new AppHostConfiguration();
if (!config.UseVolumes)
{
postgres.WithDataVolume(false);
}
api.WithEnvironment("BlobStorage__Enabled", config.EnableBlobStorage.ToString());
```
See `skills/aspire/integration-testing/SKILL.md` for patterns on passing
configuration overrides into `DistributedApplicationTestingBuilder`.
---
## Do / Don’t Checklist
**Do**
- Map every Aspire resource output to explicit configuration keys
- Use `IOptions<T>` with validation for all infrastructure settings
- Keep AppHost as the only place that references Aspire hosting packages
- Ensure any AppHost-injected value can be set in production env vars
**Don’t**
- Reference Aspire client/service-discovery packages in application projects
- Rely on opaque service discovery that cannot be mirrored in production
- Hide configuration behind Aspire-only abstractions
---
## Related Skills
- `skills/aspire/service-defaults/SKILL.md`
- `skills/aspire/integration-testing/SKILL.md`
- `skills/akka/aspire-configuration/SKILL.md`
---
## Resources
- Aspire AppHost environment configuration: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/aspire/fundamentals/app-host
- Configuration in .NET: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/extensions/configuration
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