# dotnet/eShop

A reference .NET application implementing an eCommerce site

Repository: https://github.com/dotnet/eShop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/eshop
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:11:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 75
- inputs: {"age_days": 1050, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 677, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10795, forks 3800 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:44.306852+00:00)

## What it is
A reference .NET e-commerce web application from Microsoft demonstrating a services-based architecture using .NET Aspire. It serves as an educational sample showing best practices for building distributed .NET applications.

## Use cases
- learn how to build microservices with .NET Aspire
- reference architecture for a .NET e-commerce site
- sample app for studying ASP.NET Core service-based design
- starting point for building an online store in C#
- see how to orchestrate multi-service .NET apps with containers
- learn modern .NET development patterns and best practices

## When to choose
- you want an official, well-maintained Microsoft sample of distributed .NET architecture
- you're learning .NET Aspire, microservices, or modern ASP.NET Core patterns
- you need a realistic e-commerce codebase to study or adapt

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready e-commerce platform with full storefront features out of the box
- you don't use the .NET ecosystem
- you want a lightweight single-service application rather than a distributed system

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, microservices, api-framework, developer-tools
- domain: e-commerce, web-development, microservices, developer-tools
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform, windows
- tags: reference-application, aspire, sample-app, e-commerce, csharp, dotnet-10, maui, docker, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- dotnet/eShop (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.306852+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:17:42.376211+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dotnet/eShop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.306852+00:00, sha 1894c408b36f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.