dotnet publish --Linux 容器上的自包含选项

Question

There are two ways to run a dot .net core application on a Linux based container.

1. Getting a base image which has .net core framework install (on top of Linux image) & then copy code using dotnet publish.

2. Use a Linux base image and then copy the dot net runtime & code using dotnet publish --self-contained option.

   --self-contained [true|false]

   Publishes the .NET runtime with your application so the runtime doesn't need to be installed on the target machine. Default is true if a runtime identifier is specified and the project is an executable project (not a library project).

   Is there any advantage of using one option over other?

Answer 1

Basically, you don't want self-contained as long as you don't need to. The package will stay as small as possible which is what you want. Only when you're not sure the targeting platform will be able to host your system because of missing runtime components, you can add these runtime components with the self-contained option.

You can install the dotnet runtime on several platforms including Linux. If you have control over doing so, I'd go for that option.