Microsoft Releases Aspire 13.3 with Major Deployment and Frontend Updates

"A central addition is the new aspire destroy command, which tears down resources previously provisioned by aspire deploy. As reported, the command works across Azure, Kubernetes, and Docker Compose environments, making it easier to clean up ephemeral deployments and continuous integration setups."

"Alongside this, the Aspire CLI is now available as a .NET global tool, and a new aspire dashboard command as stated, lets users run the standalone dashboard without launching an AppHost."

"The release also brings native Kubernetes deployment in preview. Developers can declare a Kubernetes environment in their AppHost, and Aspire will generate a Helm chart and run the full deployment pipeline. Also, new Ingress and Gateway API routing resources allow traffic configuration to be defined at the AppHost level."

"For frontend developers, Aspire 13.3 introduces first-class JavaScript publishing through a unified family of PublishAs* methods covering static sites, Node servers, and npm-script-based deployments. A new AddNextJsApp helper joins existing helpers for Vite and Node, and as stated, first-class support has been added for Bun, Yarn, and pnpm."

Aspire 13.3 updates the cloud-native application framework with features focused on deployment, observability, and language support. A new aspire destroy command removes resources created by aspire deploy across Azure, Kubernetes, and Docker Compose, supporting ephemeral and continuous integration environments. The Aspire CLI is provided as a .NET global tool, and an aspire dashboard command enables running the standalone dashboard without launching an AppHost. Native Kubernetes deployment is introduced in preview, generating Helm charts from AppHost Kubernetes environment declarations and supporting routing via Ingress and Gateway API resources. An Azure Kubernetes Service hosting integration is also added in preview. Frontend support expands with first-class JavaScript publishing using unified PublishAs* methods, including helpers for Next.js and support for Bun, Yarn, and pnpm.

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