Updates for .NET 9

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/releases/dotnet-release-lifecycle.md

@@ -60,17 +60,24 @@ Add due dates to each of the issues so that we don't lose track of them.
 
 ## GA
 
-- [ ] New .NET version GA tasks (one issue)
-  - [ ] Move `latest` tags in `manifest.json` to the new version
-    - [Relevant issue](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/issues/2316)
-  - [ ] Add the new .NET version to the .NET Framework SDK image
-    - [ ] <https://github.com/microsoft/dotnet-framework-docker/blob/6a3c9d048f75c1e69c0e1059564cd56a90bf9e3c/eng/dockerfile-templates/sdk/Dockerfile#L56-L59>
-    - [ ] <https://github.com/microsoft/dotnet-framework-docker/blob/58a18cf958883c6a67ae888854bd9bb09f085e83/eng/dockerfile-templates/sdk/Dockerfile.ltsc2016#L80-L81>
+In this repo:
+
+- [ ] Move `latest` tags in `manifest.json` to the new version
+- [ ] Update documentation as necessary to reference the new .NET version
+- [ ] Update IIS sample URL to final version of `dotnet-hosting-win.exe` (remove "preview" from the URL): <https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/samples/aspnetapp/Dockerfile.windowsservercore-iis#L19>.
+- [ ] Remove suffix "(Release Candidate)" from Featured Tags and replace with "(Long-Term Support)" or "(Standard Support)"
+
+In other repos:
+
+- [ ] Add the new .NET version to the .NET Framework SDK image
+  - [ ] <https://github.com/microsoft/dotnet-framework-docker/blob/6a3c9d048f75c1e69c0e1059564cd56a90bf9e3c/eng/dockerfile-templates/sdk/Dockerfile#L56-L59>
+  - [ ] <https://github.com/microsoft/dotnet-framework-docker/blob/58a18cf958883c6a67ae888854bd9bb09f085e83/eng/dockerfile-templates/sdk/Dockerfile.ltsc2016#L80-L81>
+
+Create announcement:
   - [ ] Post a new announcement on the [GitHub Discussions page](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions/new?category=announcements) page and pin the announcement
     - Include new .NET Docker features and breaking changes and defer to other official .NET documentation/announcements for other features
     - [Example announcement](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions/4995)
-  - [ ] Update documentation as necessary to reference the new .NET version
-  - [ ] Update IIS sample URL to final version of `dotnet-hosting-win.exe` (remove "preview" from the URL): <https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/samples/aspnetapp/Dockerfile.windowsservercore-iis#L19>.
+
 
 ## EOL
 

.portal-docs/docker-hub/README.aspire-dashboard.md

@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ Limits are per-resource. For example, a `MaxLogCount` value of 10,000 configures
 * [dotnet/runtime](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-runtime/): .NET Runtime
 * [dotnet/runtime-deps](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-runtime-deps/): .NET Runtime Dependencies
 * [dotnet/monitor](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-monitor/): .NET Monitor Tool
-* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples
 * [dotnet/nightly/aspire-dashboard](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-nightly-aspire-dashboard/): .NET Aspire Dashboard (Preview)
+* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples
 
 .NET Framework:
 

.portal-docs/docker-hub/README.aspnet.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Featured Tags
 
-* `9.0` (Release Candidate)
+* `9.0` (Standard Support)
   * `docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:9.0`
 * `8.0` (Long-Term Support)
   * `docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0`
@@ -13,18 +13,6 @@ This image contains the ASP.NET Core and .NET runtimes and libraries and is opti
 
 Watch [discussions](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions/categories/announcements) for Docker-related .NET announcements.
 
-## New: Ubuntu Chiseled Images
-
-Ubuntu Chiseled .NET images are a type of "distroless" container image that contain only the minimal set of packages .NET needs, with everything else removed.
-These images offer dramatically smaller deployment sizes and attack surface by including only the minimal set of packages required to run .NET applications.
-
-Please see the [Ubuntu Chiseled + .NET](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/ubuntu-chiseled.md) documentation page for more info.
-
-## ASP.NET Core Composite Images
-
-Starting from .NET 8, ASP.NET Core Composite images are optimized for performance using [ReadyToRun (R2R) compilation](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/deploying/ready-to-run).
-For more information, see the [composite images section in the Image Variants documentation](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/image-variants.md#composite-net-80).
-
 # Usage
 
 The [.NET Docker samples](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/samples/README.md) show various ways to use .NET and Docker together. See [Building Docker Images for .NET Applications](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/docker/building-net-docker-images) to learn more.
@@ -50,6 +38,24 @@ See [Hosting ASP.NET Core Images with Docker over HTTPS](https://github.com/dotn
 .NET container images have several variants that offer different combinations of flexibility and deployment size.
 The [Image Variants documentation](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/image-variants.md) contains a summary of the image variants and their use-cases.
 
+## Distroless images
+
+.NET "distroless" container images contain only the minimal set of packages .NET needs, with everything else removed.
+Due to their limited set of packages, distroless containers have a minimized security attack surface, smaller deployment sizes, and faster start-up time compared to their non-distroless counterparts.
+They contain the following features:
+
+* Minimal set of packages required for .NET applications
+* Non-root user by default
+* No package manager
+* No shell
+
+.NET offers distroless images for [Azure Linux](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/azurelinux.md) and [Ubuntu (Chiseled)](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/ubuntu-chiseled.md).
+
+## ASP.NET Core Composite Images
+
+Starting from .NET 8, ASP.NET Core Composite images are optimized for performance using [ReadyToRun (R2R) compilation](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/deploying/ready-to-run).
+For more information, see the [composite images section in the Image Variants documentation](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/image-variants.md#composite-net-80).
+
 # Related Repositories
 
 .NET:
@@ -60,8 +66,8 @@ The [Image Variants documentation](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/
 * [dotnet/runtime-deps](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-runtime-deps/): .NET Runtime Dependencies
 * [dotnet/monitor](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-monitor/): .NET Monitor Tool
 * [dotnet/aspire-dashboard](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-aspire-dashboard/): .NET Aspire Dashboard
-* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples
 * [dotnet/nightly/aspnet](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-nightly-aspnet/): ASP.NET Core Runtime (Preview)
+* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples
 
 .NET Framework:
 

.portal-docs/docker-hub/README.monitor-base.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Featured Tags
 
-* `9` (Release Candidate)
+* `9` (Standard Support)
   * `docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/monitor/base:9`
 * `8` (Long-Term Support)
   * `docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/monitor/base:8`
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ This image only provides the base functionality of the .NET Monitor tool; it is
 
 Watch [discussions](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions/categories/announcements) for Docker-related .NET announcements.
 
-## New: Ubuntu Chiseled Images
-
-Ubuntu Chiseled .NET images are a type of "distroless" container image that contain only the minimal set of packages .NET needs, with everything else removed.
-These images offer dramatically smaller deployment sizes and attack surface by including only the minimal set of packages required to run .NET applications.
-
-Please see the [Ubuntu Chiseled + .NET](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/ubuntu-chiseled.md) documentation page for more info.
-
 # Usage
 
 The [.NET Docker samples](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/samples/README.md) show various ways to use .NET and Docker together. See [Building Docker Images for .NET Applications](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/docker/building-net-docker-images) to learn more.
@@ -40,8 +33,8 @@ The following Dockerfiles demonstrate how you can use this base image to build a
 * [dotnet/runtime-deps](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-runtime-deps/): .NET Runtime Dependencies
 * [dotnet/monitor](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-monitor/): .NET Monitor Tool
 * [dotnet/aspire-dashboard](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-aspire-dashboard/): .NET Aspire Dashboard
-* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples
 * [dotnet/nightly/monitor/base](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-nightly-monitor-base/): .NET Monitor Base (Preview)
+* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples
 
 .NET Framework:
 

.portal-docs/docker-hub/README.monitor.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Featured Tags
 
-* `9` (Release Candidate)
+* `9` (Standard Support)
   * `docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/monitor:9`
 * `8` (Long-Term Support)
   * `docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/monitor:8`
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ This image contains .NET Monitor, a diagnostic tool for capturing diagnostic art
 
 Watch [discussions](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions/categories/announcements) for Docker-related .NET announcements.
 
-## New: Ubuntu Chiseled Images
-
-Ubuntu Chiseled .NET images are a type of "distroless" container image that contain only the minimal set of packages .NET needs, with everything else removed.
-These images offer dramatically smaller deployment sizes and attack surface by including only the minimal set of packages required to run .NET applications.
-
-Please see the [Ubuntu Chiseled + .NET](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/ubuntu-chiseled.md) documentation page for more info.
-
 # Usage
 
 The [.NET Docker samples](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/samples/README.md) show various ways to use .NET and Docker together. See [Building Docker Images for .NET Applications](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/docker/building-net-docker-images) to learn more.
@@ -41,8 +34,8 @@ See [documentation](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2158052) for how to
 * [dotnet/runtime-deps](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-runtime-deps/): .NET Runtime Dependencies
 * [dotnet/monitor/base](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-monitor-base/): .NET Monitor Base
 * [dotnet/aspire-dashboard](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-aspire-dashboard/): .NET Aspire Dashboard
-* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples
 * [dotnet/nightly/monitor](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-nightly-monitor/): .NET Monitor Tool (Preview)
+* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples
 
 .NET Framework:
 

.portal-docs/docker-hub/README.runtime-deps.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Featured Tags
 
-* `9.0` (Release Candidate)
+* `9.0` (Standard Support)
   * `docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:9.0`
 * `8.0` (Long-Term Support)
   * `docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0`
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ This image contains the native dependencies needed by .NET. It does not include
 
 Watch [discussions](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions/categories/announcements) for Docker-related .NET announcements.
 
-## New: Ubuntu Chiseled Images
-
-Ubuntu Chiseled .NET images are a type of "distroless" container image that contain only the minimal set of packages .NET needs, with everything else removed.
-These images offer dramatically smaller deployment sizes and attack surface by including only the minimal set of packages required to run .NET applications.
-
-Please see the [Ubuntu Chiseled + .NET](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/ubuntu-chiseled.md) documentation page for more info.
-
 # Usage
 
 The [.NET Docker samples](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/samples/README.md) show various ways to use .NET and Docker together. See [Building Docker Images for .NET Applications](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/docker/building-net-docker-images) to learn more.
@@ -31,6 +24,19 @@ The [.NET Docker samples](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/samp
 .NET container images have several variants that offer different combinations of flexibility and deployment size.
 The [Image Variants documentation](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/image-variants.md) contains a summary of the image variants and their use-cases.
 
+## Distroless images
+
+.NET "distroless" container images contain only the minimal set of packages .NET needs, with everything else removed.
+Due to their limited set of packages, distroless containers have a minimized security attack surface, smaller deployment sizes, and faster start-up time compared to their non-distroless counterparts.
+They contain the following features:
+
+* Minimal set of packages required for .NET applications
+* Non-root user by default
+* No package manager
+* No shell
+
+.NET offers distroless images for [Azure Linux](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/azurelinux.md) and [Ubuntu (Chiseled)](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/ubuntu-chiseled.md).
+
 # Related Repositories
 
 .NET:
@@ -41,8 +47,8 @@ The [Image Variants documentation](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/
 * [dotnet/runtime](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-runtime/): .NET Runtime
 * [dotnet/monitor](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-monitor/): .NET Monitor Tool
 * [dotnet/aspire-dashboard](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-aspire-dashboard/): .NET Aspire Dashboard
-* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples
 * [dotnet/nightly/runtime-deps](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-nightly-runtime-deps/): .NET Runtime Dependencies (Preview)
+* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples
 
 .NET Framework:
 

.portal-docs/docker-hub/README.runtime.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Featured Tags
 
-* `9.0` (Release Candidate)
+* `9.0` (Standard Support)
   * `docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime:9.0`
 * `8.0` (Long-Term Support)
   * `docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime:8.0`
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ This image contains the .NET runtimes and libraries and is optimized for running
 
 Watch [discussions](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions/categories/announcements) for Docker-related .NET announcements.
 
-## New: Ubuntu Chiseled Images
-
-Ubuntu Chiseled .NET images are a type of "distroless" container image that contain only the minimal set of packages .NET needs, with everything else removed.
-These images offer dramatically smaller deployment sizes and attack surface by including only the minimal set of packages required to run .NET applications.
-
-Please see the [Ubuntu Chiseled + .NET](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/ubuntu-chiseled.md) documentation page for more info.
-
 # Usage
 
 The [.NET Docker samples](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/samples/README.md) show various ways to use .NET and Docker together. See [Building Docker Images for .NET Applications](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/docker/building-net-docker-images) to learn more.
@@ -39,6 +32,19 @@ docker run --rm mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/samples
 .NET container images have several variants that offer different combinations of flexibility and deployment size.
 The [Image Variants documentation](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/image-variants.md) contains a summary of the image variants and their use-cases.
 
+## Distroless images
+
+.NET "distroless" container images contain only the minimal set of packages .NET needs, with everything else removed.
+Due to their limited set of packages, distroless containers have a minimized security attack surface, smaller deployment sizes, and faster start-up time compared to their non-distroless counterparts.
+They contain the following features:
+
+* Minimal set of packages required for .NET applications
+* Non-root user by default
+* No package manager
+* No shell
+
+.NET offers distroless images for [Azure Linux](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/azurelinux.md) and [Ubuntu (Chiseled)](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/ubuntu-chiseled.md).
+
 # Related Repositories
 
 .NET:
@@ -49,8 +55,8 @@ The [Image Variants documentation](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/
 * [dotnet/runtime-deps](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-runtime-deps/): .NET Runtime Dependencies
 * [dotnet/monitor](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-monitor/): .NET Monitor Tool
 * [dotnet/aspire-dashboard](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-aspire-dashboard/): .NET Aspire Dashboard
-* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples
 * [dotnet/nightly/runtime](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-nightly-runtime/): .NET Runtime (Preview)
+* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples
 
 .NET Framework:
 

.portal-docs/docker-hub/README.samples.md

@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ These images contain sample .NET and ASP.NET Core applications.
 
 Watch [discussions](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions/categories/announcements) for Docker-related .NET announcements.
 
-## New: Ubuntu Chiseled Images
-
-Ubuntu Chiseled .NET images are a type of "distroless" container image that contain only the minimal set of packages .NET needs, with everything else removed.
-These images offer dramatically smaller deployment sizes and attack surface by including only the minimal set of packages required to run .NET applications.
-
-Please see the [Ubuntu Chiseled + .NET](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/ubuntu-chiseled.md) documentation page for more info.
-
 # Usage
 
 The [.NET Docker samples](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/samples/README.md) show various ways to use .NET and Docker together. See [Building Docker Images for .NET Applications](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/docker/building-net-docker-images) to learn more.
@@ -55,6 +48,19 @@ See [Hosting ASP.NET Core Images with Docker over HTTPS](https://github.com/dotn
 .NET container images have several variants that offer different combinations of flexibility and deployment size.
 The [Image Variants documentation](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/image-variants.md) contains a summary of the image variants and their use-cases.
 
+## Distroless images
+
+.NET "distroless" container images contain only the minimal set of packages .NET needs, with everything else removed.
+Due to their limited set of packages, distroless containers have a minimized security attack surface, smaller deployment sizes, and faster start-up time compared to their non-distroless counterparts.
+They contain the following features:
+
+* Minimal set of packages required for .NET applications
+* Non-root user by default
+* No package manager
+* No shell
+
+.NET offers distroless images for [Azure Linux](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/azurelinux.md) and [Ubuntu (Chiseled)](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/documentation/ubuntu-chiseled.md).
+
 # Related Repositories
 
 .NET: