# NetPulse

NetPulse is a learning and practice project to build a production-style .NET 8 monitoring system.

## Goals

- Learn modern C# and .NET 8 features
- Practice clean architecture and layering
- Use Entity Framework Core with multiple databases
- Build a CLI, Web API, and Web UI
- Set up testing, logging, and CI/CD
- Deploy on Linux with containers

## Repository Layout

- `docs/` – Architecture notes, diagrams, design decisions
- `src/` – Application source code (Core, Data, CLI, API, Web)
- `tests/` – Test projects for Core, Data, and API

## Requirements

- .NET 8 SDK
- Git
- Your preferred IDE:
  - Visual Studio 2022 (with .NET workload), or
  - JetBrains Rider, or
  - VS Code with C# Dev Kit

## Getting Started

```bash
git clone <your-repo-url>
cd NetPulse
dotnet sln list