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Orchestrates Aspire distributed applications using the Aspire CLI for running, debugging, and managing distributed apps.
Configure Akka.NET with .NET Aspire for local development and production deployments.
$ npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill akka-net-aspire-configuration -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills akka-net-aspire-configuration --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/akka-aspire-configuration .claude/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "akka-net-aspire-configuration" agent skill from https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills/tree/master/skills/akka-aspire-configuration into .claude/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "akka-net-aspire-configuration", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills/tree/master/skills/akka-aspire-configurationType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill akka-net-aspire-configuration -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills akka-net-aspire-configuration --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/akka-aspire-configuration .agents/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "akka-net-aspire-configuration" agent skill from https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills/tree/master/skills/akka-aspire-configuration into .agents/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "akka-net-aspire-configuration", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill akka-net-aspire-configuration -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills akka-net-aspire-configuration --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/akka-aspire-configuration .cursor/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "akka-net-aspire-configuration" agent skill from https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills/tree/master/skills/akka-aspire-configuration into .cursor/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "akka-net-aspire-configuration", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills.git --path skills/akka-aspire-configuration--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill akka-net-aspire-configuration -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills akka-net-aspire-configuration --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/akka-aspire-configuration .gemini/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "akka-net-aspire-configuration" agent skill from https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills/tree/master/skills/akka-aspire-configuration into .gemini/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "akka-net-aspire-configuration", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills akka-net-aspire-configurationInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill akka-net-aspire-configuration -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/akka-aspire-configuration .github/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "akka-net-aspire-configuration" agent skill from https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills/tree/master/skills/akka-aspire-configuration into .github/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "akka-net-aspire-configuration", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill akka-net-aspire-configuration -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills akka-net-aspire-configuration --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/akka-aspire-configuration .opencode/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "akka-net-aspire-configuration" agent skill from https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills/tree/master/skills/akka-aspire-configuration into .opencode/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "akka-net-aspire-configuration", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
akka-net-aspire-configurationConfigure Akka.NET with .NET Aspire for local development and production deployments.
Akka Net Aspire Configuration is an agent skill from Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills. Configure Akka.NET with .NET Aspire for local development and production deployments. Covers actor system setup, clustering, persistence, Akka.Management integration, and Aspire orchestration patterns.
Its SKILL.md is about 6.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Deployment. It works with .NET. The repository describes itself as: Claude Code skills and sub-agents for .NET Developers. The licence is MIT.
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 46003af. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are csharp, xml and json).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Akka Net Aspire Configuration loads about 6.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 570 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
The full file from Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills at commit 46003af, republished under its MIT licence (© Aaronontheweb). 570 words, ~6,086 tokens.
.claude/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).Use this skill when:
akka-net-management - Deep dive into Akka.Management, Cluster Bootstrap, and discovery providers (Kubernetes, Azure, Config)microsoft-extensions-configuration - IValidateOptions patterns for configuration validationakka-net-best-practices - Cluster/local mode abstractions for testable actor systemsaspire-integration-testing - Testing Aspire applications with real infrastructuremicrosoft-extensions-configuration skill)IValidateOptions<T> and .ValidateOnStart() to fail fast on misconfigurationYourSolution/
├── src/
│ ├── YourApp.Actors/ # Actor definitions and business logic
│ │ ├── YourActor.cs
│ │ └── YourApp.Actors.csproj
│ ├── YourApp/ # ASP.NET Core web application
│ │ ├── Config/
│ │ │ ├── AkkaConfiguration.cs # Akka setup extension methods
│ │ │ └── AkkaSettings.cs # Configuration model
│ │ ├── Program.cs
│ │ ├── appsettings.json
│ │ └── YourApp.csproj
│ └── YourApp.AppHost/ # Aspire orchestration
│ ├── Program.cs
│ ├── AkkaManagementExtensions.cs
│ └── YourApp.AppHost.csproj<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Akka.Cluster.Hosting" />
<PackageReference Include="Akka.Streams" />
</ItemGroup><ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Akka.Hosting" />
<PackageReference Include="Akka.Cluster.Hosting" />
<PackageReference Include="Akka.Persistence.Sql.Hosting" />
<PackageReference Include="Akka.Management" />
<PackageReference Include="Akka.Management.Cluster.Bootstrap" />
<PackageReference Include="Akka.Discovery.KubernetesApi" />
<PackageReference Include="Akka.Discovery.Azure" />
<PackageReference Include="Akka.Discovery.Config.Hosting" />
<PackageReference Include="Petabridge.Cmd.Host" />
<PackageReference Include="Petabridge.Cmd.Cluster" />
</ItemGroup><Sdk Name="Aspire.AppHost.Sdk" Version="$(AspireVersion)" />
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Aspire.Hosting.AppHost" />
<PackageReference Include="Aspire.Hosting.Azure.Storage" />
<PackageReference Include="Aspire.Hosting.SqlServer" />
</ItemGroup>Create a strongly-typed configuration class:
using System.Net;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
using Akka.Cluster.Hosting;
using Akka.Remote.Hosting;
using Petabridge.Cmd.Host;
namespace YourApp.Config;
public class AkkaSettings
{
public string ActorSystemName { get; set; } = "YourSystem";
public bool LogConfigOnStart { get; set; } = false;
public RemoteOptions RemoteOptions { get; set; } = new()
{
PublicHostName = Dns.GetHostName(),
HostName = "0.0.0.0",
Port = 8081
};
public ClusterOptions ClusterOptions { get; set; } = new()
{
SeedNodes = [$"akka.tcp://YourSystem@{Dns.GetHostName()}:8081"],
Roles = ["your-role"]
};
public ShardOptions ShardOptions { get; set; } = new();
public AkkaManagementOptions? AkkaManagementOptions { get; set; }
public PetabridgeCmdOptions PbmOptions { get; set; } = new()
{
Host = "0.0.0.0",
Port = 9110
};
public TlsSettings? TlsSettings { get; set; }
}
public class TlsSettings
{
public bool Enabled { get; set; } = false;
public string? CertificatePath { get; set; }
public string? CertificatePassword { get; set; }
public bool ValidateCertificates { get; set; } = true;
public X509Certificate2? LoadCertificate()
{
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(CertificatePath))
return null;
if (!File.Exists(CertificatePath))
throw new FileNotFoundException($"Certificate file not found at: {CertificatePath}");
return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(CertificatePassword)
? X509CertificateLoader.LoadPkcs12FromFile(CertificatePath, CertificatePassword)
: X509CertificateLoader.LoadCertificateFromFile(CertificatePath);
}
}
public class AkkaManagementOptions
{
public bool Enabled { get; set; }
public string? Hostname { get; set; }
public int Port { get; set; } = 8558;
public string ServiceName { get; set; } = "your-service";
public string PortName { get; set; } = "management";
public int RequiredContactPointsNr { get; set; } = 1;
public bool FilterOnFallbackPort { get; set; } = true;
public DiscoveryMethod DiscoveryMethod { get; set; } = DiscoveryMethod.Config;
}
public enum DiscoveryMethod
{
Config,
Kubernetes,
AzureTableStorage,
AwsEcsTagBased,
AwsEc2TagBased
}using Akka.Cluster.Hosting;
using Akka.Discovery.Azure;
using Akka.Discovery.Config.Hosting;
using Akka.Discovery.KubernetesApi;
using Akka.Hosting;
using Akka.Management;
using Akka.Management.Cluster.Bootstrap;
using Akka.Persistence.Sql.Config;
using Akka.Persistence.Sql.Hosting;
using Akka.Remote.Hosting;
using LinqToDB;
namespace YourApp.Config;
public static class AkkaConfiguration
{
public static IServiceCollection ConfigureAkka(
this IServiceCollection services,
IConfiguration configuration,
Action<AkkaConfigurationBuilder, IServiceProvider> additionalConfig)
{
var akkaSettings = BindAkkaSettings(services, configuration);
var connectionString = configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection");
if (connectionString is null)
throw new Exception("DefaultConnection ConnectionString is missing");
const string roleName = "your-role";
services.AddAkka(akkaSettings.ActorSystemName, (builder, provider) =>
{
builder.ConfigureNetwork(provider)
.WithAkkaClusterReadinessCheck()
.WithActorSystemLivenessCheck()
.WithSqlPersistence(
connectionString: connectionString,
providerName: ProviderName.SqlServer2022,
databaseMapping: DatabaseMapping.SqlServer,
tagStorageMode: TagMode.TagTable,
deleteCompatibilityMode: true,
useWriterUuidColumn: true,
autoInitialize: true,
journalBuilder: journalBuilder =>
{
journalBuilder.WithHealthCheck(name: "Akka.Persistence.Sql.Journal[default]");
},
snapshotBuilder: snapshotBuilder =>
{
snapshotBuilder.WithHealthCheck(name: "Akka.Persistence.Sql.SnapshotStore[default]");
});
// Add your actors here
// Example: builder.WithActors((system, registry) => { ... });
additionalConfig(builder, provider);
});
return services;
}
public static AkkaSettings BindAkkaSettings(IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration)
{
var akkaSettings = new AkkaSettings();
configuration.GetSection(nameof(AkkaSettings)).Bind(akkaSettings);
services.AddSingleton(akkaSettings);
return akkaSettings;
}
public static AkkaConfigurationBuilder ConfigureNetwork(
this AkkaConfigurationBuilder builder,
IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
{
var settings = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<AkkaSettings>();
var configuration = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<IConfiguration>();
// Apply TLS configuration if enabled
if (settings.TlsSettings is { Enabled: true })
{
ConfigureRemoteOptionsWithTls(settings);
}
builder.WithRemoting(settings.RemoteOptions);
if (settings.AkkaManagementOptions is { Enabled: true })
{
// Clear seed nodes when using Akka.Management
var clusterOptions = settings.ClusterOptions;
clusterOptions.SeedNodes = [];
builder
.WithClustering(clusterOptions)
.WithAkkaManagement(setup =>
{
setup.Http.HostName = settings.AkkaManagementOptions.Hostname?.ToLower();
setup.Http.Port = settings.AkkaManagementOptions.Port;
setup.Http.BindHostName = "0.0.0.0";
setup.Http.BindPort = settings.AkkaManagementOptions.Port;
})
.WithClusterBootstrap(options =>
{
options.ContactPointDiscovery.ServiceName = settings.AkkaManagementOptions.ServiceName;
options.ContactPointDiscovery.PortName = settings.AkkaManagementOptions.PortName;
options.ContactPointDiscovery.RequiredContactPointsNr =
settings.AkkaManagementOptions.RequiredContactPointsNr;
options.ContactPointDiscovery.ContactWithAllContactPoints = true;
options.ContactPointDiscovery.StableMargin = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
options.ContactPoint.FilterOnFallbackPort =
settings.AkkaManagementOptions.FilterOnFallbackPort;
}, autoStart: true);
ConfigureDiscovery(builder, settings, configuration);
}
else
{
builder.WithClustering(settings.ClusterOptions);
}
return builder;
}
private static void ConfigureDiscovery(
AkkaConfigurationBuilder builder,
AkkaSettings settings,
IConfiguration configuration)
{
switch (settings.AkkaManagementOptions!.DiscoveryMethod)
{
case DiscoveryMethod.Kubernetes:
builder.WithKubernetesDiscovery();
break;
case DiscoveryMethod.AzureTableStorage:
var connectionString = configuration.GetConnectionString("AkkaManagementAzure");
if (connectionString is null)
throw new Exception("AkkaManagement table storage connection string [AkkaManagementAzure] is missing");
builder
.WithAzureDiscovery(options =>
{
options.ServiceName = settings.AkkaManagementOptions.ServiceName;
options.ConnectionString = connectionString;
options.HostName = settings.RemoteOptions.PublicHostName?.ToLower() ?? "localhost";
options.Port = settings.AkkaManagementOptions.Port;
})
.AddHocon(AzureDiscovery.DefaultConfiguration(), HoconAddMode.Append);
break;
case DiscoveryMethod.Config:
builder.WithConfigDiscovery(options =>
{
options.Services.Add(new Service
{
Name = settings.AkkaManagementOptions.ServiceName,
Endpoints =
[
$"{settings.AkkaManagementOptions.Hostname}:{settings.AkkaManagementOptions.Port}"
]
});
});
break;
default:
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
}
}
private static void ConfigureRemoteOptionsWithTls(AkkaSettings settings)
{
var tlsSettings = settings.TlsSettings!;
var remoteOptions = settings.RemoteOptions;
var certificate = tlsSettings.LoadCertificate();
if (certificate is null)
throw new InvalidOperationException("TLS is enabled but no certificate could be loaded");
remoteOptions.EnableSsl = true;
remoteOptions.Ssl = new SslOptions
{
X509Certificate = certificate,
SuppressValidation = !tlsSettings.ValidateCertificates
};
// Update seed nodes to use akka.ssl.tcp:// protocol
if (settings.ClusterOptions.SeedNodes?.Length > 0)
{
settings.ClusterOptions.SeedNodes = settings.ClusterOptions.SeedNodes
.Select(node => node.Replace("akka.tcp://", "akka.ssl.tcp://"))
.ToArray();
}
}
}using YourApp.Config;
using Petabridge.Cmd.Host;
using Petabridge.Cmd.Cluster;
var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
// Add services
builder.Services.AddRazorPages(); // or whatever your app needs
// Configure Akka.NET
builder.Services.ConfigureAkka(builder.Configuration,
(configurationBuilder, provider) =>
{
var options = provider.GetRequiredService<AkkaSettings>();
// Add Petabridge.Cmd for cluster management
configurationBuilder.AddPetabridgeCmd(
options: options.PbmOptions,
hostConfiguration: cmd =>
{
cmd.RegisterCommandPalette(ClusterCommands.Instance);
});
});
var app = builder.Build();
// Configure middleware
app.MapRazorPages();
app.Run();using System.Net.Sockets;
var builder = DistributedApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
var config = builder.Configuration.GetSection("YourApp")
.Get<YourAppConfiguration>() ?? new YourAppConfiguration();
var saPassword = builder.AddParameter(
"sql-sa-password",
() => "YourStrong!Passw0rd",
secret: true);
var sqlServer = builder.AddSqlServer("sql", saPassword);
if (config.UseVolumes)
{
sqlServer.WithDataVolume();
}
var db = sqlServer.AddDatabase("YourDb");
var app = builder.AddProject<Projects.YourApp>("yourapp")
.WithReplicas(config.Replicas)
.WithReference(db, "DefaultConnection")
.ConfigureAkkaManagementForApp(config);
builder.Build().Run();
public class YourAppConfiguration
{
public int Replicas { get; set; } = 1;
public bool UseVolumes { get; set; } = false;
public bool UseAkkaManagement { get; set; } = false;
}using System.Net.Sockets;
using Aspire.Hosting.Azure;
namespace YourApp.AppHost;
public static class AkkaManagementExtensions
{
public static IResourceBuilder<ProjectResource> ConfigureAkkaManagementForApp(
this IResourceBuilder<ProjectResource> appBuilder,
YourAppConfiguration config)
{
if (!config.UseAkkaManagement) return appBuilder;
var builder = appBuilder.ApplicationBuilder;
// Setup Azure Table Storage for discovery
var azureStorage = builder.AddAzureStorage("storage")
.RunAsEmulator();
var tableStorage = azureStorage.AddTables("akka-discovery");
appBuilder.WaitFor(tableStorage)
.WithReference(tableStorage, "AkkaManagementAzure");
// Setup network endpoint ports
appBuilder
.WithEndpoint(name: "remote", protocol: ProtocolType.Tcp,
env: "AkkaSettings__RemoteOptions__Port")
.WithEndpoint(name: "management", protocol: ProtocolType.Tcp,
env: "AkkaSettings__AkkaManagementOptions__Port")
.WithEndpoint(name: "pbm", protocol: ProtocolType.Tcp,
env: "AkkaSettings__PbmOptions__Port");
// Configure Akka.Management settings via environment variables
appBuilder
.WithEnvironment("AkkaSettings__RemoteOptions__PublicHostName", "localhost")
.WithEnvironment("AkkaSettings__AkkaManagementOptions__Enabled", "true")
.WithEnvironment("AkkaSettings__AkkaManagementOptions__Hostname", "localhost")
.WithEnvironment("AkkaSettings__AkkaManagementOptions__DiscoveryMethod", "AzureTableStorage")
.WithEnvironment("AkkaSettings__AkkaManagementOptions__RequiredContactPointsNr",
config.Replicas.ToString())
.WithEnvironment("AkkaSettings__AkkaManagementOptions__FilterOnFallbackPort", "false");
return appBuilder;
}
}{
"ConnectionStrings": {
"DefaultConnection": "Server=localhost;Database=YourDb;User Id=sa;Password=YourStrong!Passw0rd;"
},
"AkkaSettings": {
"ActorSystemName": "YourSystem",
"LogConfigOnStart": false,
"RemoteOptions": {
"PublicHostName": null,
"HostName": "0.0.0.0",
"Port": 8081
},
"ClusterOptions": {
"Roles": ["your-role"],
"SeedNodes": []
},
"PbmOptions": {
"Host": "0.0.0.0",
"Port": 9110
}
}
}// In your actor project
public static class ActorRegistration
{
public static AkkaConfigurationBuilder AddYourActor(
this AkkaConfigurationBuilder builder,
string roleName)
{
builder.WithActors((system, registry, resolver) =>
{
var props = resolver.Props<YourActor>();
var actor = system.ActorOf(props, "your-actor");
registry.Register<YourActor>(actor);
});
return builder;
}
}
// In AkkaConfiguration.cs
builder
.ConfigureNetwork(provider)
.WithSqlPersistence(...)
.AddYourActor(roleName); // Register your actorbuilder.WithShardRegion<YourEntityActor>(
typeName: "your-entity",
entityPropsFactory: (_, _, resolver) => resolver.Props<YourEntityActor>(),
extractEntityId: ExtractEntityId,
extractShardId: ExtractShardId,
shardOptions: new ShardOptions
{
Role = "your-role",
StateStoreMode = StateStoreMode.Persistence
});
private static string ExtractEntityId(object message)
{
return message switch
{
IEntityMessage msg => msg.EntityId,
_ => null
};
}
private static string ExtractShardId(object message)
{
return message switch
{
IEntityMessage msg => (msg.EntityId.GetHashCode() % 10).ToString(),
_ => null
};
}Always configure health checks in Program.cs:
builder.Services.AddHealthChecks()
.AddCheck("self", () => HealthCheckResult.Healthy("Application is running"),
tags: new[] { "liveness" });
// Akka health checks are added automatically by:
// - .WithAkkaClusterReadinessCheck()
// - .WithActorSystemLivenessCheck()
// - journalBuilder.WithHealthCheck()
// - snapshotBuilder.WithHealthCheck()Symptoms: Nodes stay as "Unreachable" in cluster status
Solution:
RequiredContactPointsNr matches the number of replicasServiceName in AkkaManagementOptionsSymptoms: Application fails to start with SQL connection errors
Solution:
autoInitialize: true in WithSqlPersistenceSymptoms: Multiple separate clusters form instead of one unified cluster
Solution:
FilterOnFallbackPort = false in local developmentContactWithAllContactPoints = trueStableMargin for slower dev machinesFor comprehensive Akka.NET testing patterns using Akka.Hosting.TestKit, see the akka-net-testing-patterns skill.
That skill covers:
AkkaExecutionMode.LocalTestWhen testing Aspire applications with Akka.NET actors, combine aspire-integration-testing patterns with akka-net-testing-patterns:
// Use Aspire's DistributedApplicationTestingBuilder for infrastructure
// Use Akka.Hosting.TestKit for actor testing
public class AkkaAspireIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
{
private DistributedApplication? _app;
public async Task InitializeAsync()
{
var appHost = await DistributedApplicationTestingBuilder
.CreateAsync<Projects.YourApp_AppHost>();
_app = await appHost.BuildAsync();
await _app.StartAsync();
}
[Fact]
public async Task ActorSystem_WithRealDatabase_ShouldPersistEvents()
{
// Get SQL connection string from Aspire
var dbResource = _app!.GetResource("yourdb");
var connectionString = await dbResource.GetConnectionStringAsync();
// Create HttpClient to test actor endpoints
var httpClient = _app.CreateHttpClient("yourapp");
// Test actor behavior through HTTP API
var response = await httpClient.PostAsJsonAsync("/orders", new
{
OrderId = "ORDER-001",
Amount = 100.00m
});
response.Should().BeSuccessStatusCode();
// Verify data was persisted to real database
await using var connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
await connection.OpenAsync();
var events = await connection.QueryAsync<string>(
"SELECT EventType FROM EventJournal WHERE PersistenceId = 'order-ORDER-001'");
events.Should().Contain("OrderCreated");
}
public async Task DisposeAsync()
{
if (_app is not null)
await _app.DisposeAsync();
}
}For unit testing individual actors, use akka-net-testing-patterns with in-memory persistence (no Aspire needed).
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| Akka Net Aspire Configuration this skillAaronontheweb/dotnet-skills | 1.2k | 1 repos | ~6.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Aspiremicrosoft/aspire.dev | 195 | 4 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure AI Projects Dotnetmicrosoft/skills | 3.1k | 5 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Mgmt Apicenter Dotnetmicrosoft/skills | 3.1k | 5 repos | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Resource Manager Mysql Dotnetmicrosoft/skills | 3.1k | 5 repos | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Resource Manager Postgresql Dotnetmicrosoft/skills | 3.1k | 5 repos | ~4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Local dotnet-aspire documentation reference (latest). An agent skill from olorehq/olore.
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Guides making .NET libraries trimming-safe and Native-AOT compatible: the MSBuild properties, trimming attributes, warning codes and a playbook of safe patterns.
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Shows how to build entity actors with Akka.Hosting so the same code runs in local unit tests and in a sharded cluster in production.
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Publish .NET services as container images with the built-in SDK tooling (dotnet publish /t:PublishContainer, Microsoft.NET.Build.Containers) - no Dockerfile required.
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Guidance for Akka.NET actor systems covering EventStream versus DistributedPubSub, supervision, Props versus DependencyResolver, work distribution and testable cluster code.
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Configure Akka.NET with .NET Aspire for local development and production deployments. Akka Net Aspire Configuration is an agent skill from Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills.NET Aspire for local development and production deployments.
Akka Net Aspire Configuration fits situations like: tasks that involve Deployment.
Run `npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill akka-net-aspire-configuration -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/akka-aspire-configuration in Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills) into .claude/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill akka-net-aspire-configuration -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/akka-aspire-configuration in Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills) into .agents/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills --skill akka-net-aspire-configuration -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration, .gemini/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration, .github/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration and .opencode/skills/akka-net-aspire-configuration in your project.
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Skills that share tags, products or a category with Akka Net Aspire Configuration: Aspire (microsoft/aspire.dev, 195 stars), Azure AI Projects Dotnet (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars), Azure Mgmt Apicenter Dotnet (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars) and Azure Resource Manager Mysql Dotnet (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Aaronontheweb (a GitHub user) maintains it in Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills, which has 1,206 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.
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