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This example demonstrates how to enable the DevExpress CrossPlatform Drawing Engine in an ASP.NET Core application to preview, print, or export DevExpress XtraReports.

The commands required to configure the host operating system environment for the DevExpress CrossPlatform Drawing Engine are included in the docker file.

• Startup.cs

  At startup call the DevExpress.Printing.CrossPlatform.CustomEngineHelper.RegisterCustomDrawingEngine method to register the DevExpress CrossPlatform Drawing Engine in the application.

• ReportingWebApp.csproj

  The DockerfileFile property in the project file specifies the name of the docker file to use in the project. Edit the project file manually to change the default Debian docker file to docker files for Alpine or Ubuntu. For more information on the build properties in a project file, review the following help topic: Container Tools build properties.

• Dockerfile

  The Debian docker file.

• Dockerfile.Alpine

  The Alpine docker file.

• Dockerfile.Ubuntu

  The Ubuntu docker file.

• Dockerfile.AmazonLinux

  The Amazon Linux docker file.

You can run the app on Windows platform, Windows Subsystem for Linux or Docker. Select a platform from the debug drop-down in the toolbar, and start debugging the app.

Run the application from the dotnet CLI on Windows, Linux and MacOS with the dotnet run command. To run the Docker contaier from the command line, build the Docker image. You should pass the DevExpress NuGet source URL as a secret to restore NuGet packages. Review the BuildKit documentation for more information.

Windows

set DX_NUGET=https://nuget.devexpress.com/some-nuget-token/api
docker build -t reporting-app --secret id=dxnuget,env=DX_NUGET .
docker run -p 8080:80 reporting-app:latest

Linux

export DX_NUGET=https://nuget.devexpress.com/some-nuget-token/api
DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t reporting-app --secret id=dxnuget,env=DX_NUGET .
docker run -p 8080:80 reporting-app:latest

The application page is available at the following URL: http://localhost:8080/.

• Use the DevExpress Cross-Platform Drawing Engine