Example of Docker Hosted WCF Application

A downlodable sample code for WCF services that are hosted on Docker. Inspired by msdn article - https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/webdev/2017/02/20/lets-try-wcf-self-hosted-services-in-a-container/.

Getting Started

Hosting WCF on Docker

• Install Docker CE
• Switch containers to Windows
• Run "docker pull microsoft/windowsservercore"
• Clone this git hub repo
• Build the solution DockerHostedWCF (this will copy all the files needed for the Docker in Publish\Bin folder)
• From "Publish" folder using cmd run [docker build -t wcfhost:latest -t wcfhost:1 .]

Running WCF App inside Docker container

• using cmd run [docker run wcfhost] - make a note of the service address displayed on the console window when the container starts (e.g. http://172.26.40.145:83/SampleService.svc/)

Running client application that consumes Docker hosted WCF service

• In the app.config file on the client application (i.e. WCFClient) update end point address using the ip address from the WCF docker container
• Run client application

More information: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/webdev/2017/02/20/lets-try-wcf-self-hosted-services-in-a-container/