This is a really quick post to answer a question that I was asked recently about how does one host multiple services or applications in Service Fabric so that they can be accessed from outside on the same port. »
There are a few options you have to make your services talk to each other. In this post we're going to have a quick look at them and I'll give links to resources to learn more about each option. Note that we're going to look at direct communication between services. »
On April 22, 2017 we've held a community Global Azure Bootcamp event in Minsk together with 250+ similar events that were organized by user groups around the globe. Each user group organizes their own one day deep dive class on Azure the way they see fit and how it works for their members. »
This post is a collection of notes that I took as I was familiarizing myself with lifecycle management of Service Fabric applications. As I was going through the process I learned more about versioning and packaging, deployment and upgrade scenarios. »
Service Fabric is a great compute platform for your applications. But did you know it is also a storage platform? Stateful services programming model enables this capability. Stateful services allow you to persist data right on the same nodes where your services are executing. »
Not so long ago I've written a post about motivation for transforming traditional monolithic architectures into microservices. I've touched upon key characteristics of microservices and things to look out for when building them. Today I want to do a more hands-on post... »
In this post we're going to look at specifics of building a REST client for service to service communication within a Service Fabric cluster. We're going to discuss endpoint resolution and communication components and how we can use them with AutoRest generated clients and ADAL. »
Azure AD Authentication Library relies on its token cache for efficient token management. When you request an access token with AcquireTokenSilentAsync and there is a valid token in the cache you get it right away. Otherwise if there is a refresh token it's used to obtain a new access token... »
One of the policy types supported by Azure AD B2C is profile editing which allows users to provide their info such as address details, job title, etc. When you use the default ASP.NET Core OpenID Connect middleware to handle communication with Azure AD B2C you may run into difficulties... »
There are a few options for setting up HTTPS access for public facing ASP.NET Core services in Service Fabric. Your choice depends on the web server and whether or not you want to add a web gateway to your topology. »