---
title: ".NET APM with AWS ECS"
slug: "net-apm-with-aws-ecs"
description: "Install .NET APM Profiler on AWS ECS for optimal performance monitoring. Follow easy setup steps for real-time insights. Retrace integration guide."
updated: 2020-12-03T22:20:33Z
published: 2020-12-03T22:20:33Z
---

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# .NET APM with AWS ECS

This document details how to install the **.NET APM Profiler** in your **.NET** application running on **AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS)**.

## Prerequisite

Follow the [Retrace AWS ECS](/docs/aws-elastic-container-service-ecs) Guide.

## .NET Core Application Setup

#### Dockerfile Configuration

Adjust your **Dockerfile** to include the .Net Core Profiler:

```
RUN mkdir -m 0755 -p /stackify-dotnet-apm && \
    cd /stackify-dotnet-apm && \
    wget http://download.stackify.com/stackify-dotnet-apm/stackify-dotnet-apm-install-linux-latest.tar.gz && \
    tar -zxvf stackify-dotnet-apm-install-linux-latest.tar.gz && \
    cd stackify-dotnet-apm-install-linux && \
    ./install.sh --docker && \
    cd .. && \
    rm -rf stackify-dotnet-apm-install-linux && \
    rm stackify-dotnet-apm-install-linux-latest.tar.gz

ENV CORECLR_PROFILER={cf0d821e-299b-5307-a3d8-b283c03916da}
ENV CORECLR_ENABLE_PROFILING=1
ENV CORECLR_PROFILER_PATH="/stackify-dotnet-apm/StackifyProfiler.so"
```

#### Configure Application

Create a file named Stackify.json and copy it to your container in the same folder as your application.

```
{
    "AppName": "MyApp",
    "Environment": "Production"
}
```

**Environment** is optional, **STACKIFY_ENV** value will be used if not present.

#### Task Configuration

Application containers are required to have the **stackify** volume mount configured in the [Retrace AWS ECS](/docs/aws-elastic-container-service-ecs) Guide.

Add the **stackify** volume to the task definition:

```
{
  "volumes": [
    {
      "name": "stackify",
      "host": {
        "sourcePath": "/var/stackify"
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

Add **stackify** mount points to the container definition:

```
{
  "containerDefinitions": [
    {
      "mountPoints": [
        {
          "readOnly": false,
          "containerPath": "/usr/local/stackify",
          "sourceVolume": "stackify"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Verify

Start up your .NET Core application task and make requests. You can then verify results in the Retrace dashboard.