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# [Setting up a .NET 5 web API + Running it in Docker // for beginners](https://blog.salehm.dev/setting-up-a-net-5-web-api-running-it-in-docker-for-beginners?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Hey there! 👋🏼 In this tutorial, we'll be setting up a .NET 5 web API and running it locally, then we'll take a look at how to build and run it inside of a Docker container. To set up the project, we'll be using the dotnet CLI -- which is cross-plat...

Sep 27, 2021 · 6 min read · blog.salehm.dev  
Updated Oct 3, 2021  
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[√V!T!√V ♥](https://hashnode.com/@NirvanaBliss)

[Mar 13, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/setting-up-a-net-5-web-api-running-it-in-docker-for-beginners/61524fd6cf735d72249a8da8/comment/622d7fefdf08b9b8234184b0)

Gr8 Article. Thanks

[Sumit Kharche](https://hashnode.com/@sumitkharche)

[Oct 11, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/setting-up-a-net-5-web-api-running-it-in-docker-for-beginners/61524fd6cf735d72249a8da8/comment/61643eff53401f641ba1206d)

Great Article!!

[Ashish maurya](https://hashnode.com/@theashishmaurya)

[Sep 28, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/setting-up-a-net-5-web-api-running-it-in-docker-for-beginners/61524fd6cf735d72249a8da8/comment/6152f06b9c8bfd08f5ba6b0f)

Amazing tutorial [Mohamed Saleh](https://hashnode.com/@salehmdev).