# Native .NET Buildpack Support is Now Available on App Platform

DevFeed: [Native .NET Buildpack Support is Now Available on App Platform](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/native-net-buildpack-support-is-now-available-on-app-platform-19914.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/net-buildpack-support-app-platform>)

Author: Bikram Gupta

Published: 2026-03-05T21:21:25Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [DigitalOcean](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/digitalocean.md>)

Topics: [Digital Ocean](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/digital-ocean.md>), [.NET](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/net.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [SDK](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdk.md>), [Dockerfile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dockerfile.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [ASP.NET](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aspnet.md>), [NuGet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nuget.md>)

Tags: [asp-net-core](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/asp-net-core.md>), [c-sharp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c-sharp.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [digitalocean](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digitalocean.md>), [dockerfiles](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dockerfiles.md>), [dotnet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dotnet.md>), [f-sharp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/f-sharp.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [net](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/net.md>), [product-updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-updates.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [sdk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdk.md>)

## AI overview

DigitalOcean App Platform now supports native .NET buildpacks, allowing developers to deploy .NET applications from Git repositories without maintaining Dockerfiles. The platform detects the project, selects the SDK version, restores dependencies, and builds the application for production.

## Source excerpt

The .NET ecosystem continues to power a significant share of enterprise and cloud-native applications, from web APIs and microservices to full-stack applications built with ASP.NET Core. Developers building with C#, F#, and Visual Basic need a deployment experience that matches the productivity of the framework itself: push code, and let the platform handle the rest. Today, we're excited to announce native .NET buildpack support on DigitalOcean App Platform. You can now deploy your .NET applications directly from a Git repository without writing or maintaining Dockerfiles. App Platform automatically detects your .NET project, installs the correct SDK version, and builds your application for production. Benefits Zero Configuration: Push your .NET code to a Git repository, and App Platform handles runtime detection, SDK installation, and build configuration automatically--no Dockerfile required. Multi-Language Support: Build applications in C#, Visual Basic, or F# using the .NET and ASP.NET Core frameworks, all with the same streamlined deployment experience. Automatic SDK Management: App Platform selects the appropriate .NET SDK version based on your project's TargetFramework or global.json configuration, supporting .NET 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0. Production-Ready Defaults: The buildpack compiles with the Release configuration by default and automatically detects ASP.NET Core web applications to configure the correct process type. How Detection Works Once you connect your Git repository, App Platform identifies your application as a .NET project by looking for specific files in your repository root. App Platform confirms a .NET application if it detects any of the following: Solution files: *.sln, *.slnx Project files: *.csproj, *.vbproj, *.fsproj File-based apps: *.cs Once detected, the buildpack takes over: SDK Detection: Determines the required .NET SDK version from your TargetFramework property or global.json file Dependency Restore: Runs dotnet restore to fetch NuGet pa