> Meta description: Learn a battle-tested checklist to optimize .NET apps for production: publish settings, AOT/trim, Kestrel + GC tuning, caching/compression, Docker, health checks and observability.
**Meta Desc 2**
> Optimize .NET for production with a practical checklist: Release publish, trim/R2R, Kestrel/GC tuning, caching/compression, Docker hardening, health checks and OpenTelemetry. Real commands, copy-paste snippets, minimal fluff.
I see way too many .NET apps go to prod like it’s still “F5 on my laptop.” Here’s the checklist I wish someone shoved me years ago. It’s opinionated, pragmatic, copy-pasteable.
I see way too many .NET apps go to prod like it’s still “F5 on my laptop.” Here’s the checklist I wish someone shoved me years ago. It’s opinionated, pragmatic, copy-pasteable.