diff --git a/all.sln b/all.sln
index 0b95478f3..228047852 100644
--- a/all.sln
+++ b/all.sln
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ EndProject
Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{1BD1276E-D28A-45EA-89B1-6AD48471500D}"
ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
.editorconfig = .editorconfig
+ README.md = README.md
EndProjectSection
EndProject
Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore.Test", "test\Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore.Test\Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore.Test.csproj", "{9C1D6ABA-5EDE-4FA0-A8A9-0AB98CB74737}"
@@ -347,16 +348,3 @@ Global
SolutionGuid = {65220BF2-EAE1-4CB2-AA58-EBE80768CB40}
EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal
-8-446B-AECD-DCC2CC871F73}
- EndGlobalSection
- GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
- SolutionGuid = {65220BF2-EAE1-4CB2-AA58-EBE80768CB40}
- EndGlobalSection
-EndGlobal
-C991940} = {DD020B34-460F-455F-8D17-CF4A949F100B}
- {C74FBA78-13E8-407F-A173-4555AEE41FF3} = {A7F41094-8648-446B-AECD-DCC2CC871F73}
- EndGlobalSection
- GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
- SolutionGuid = {65220BF2-EAE1-4CB2-AA58-EBE80768CB40}
- EndGlobalSection
-EndGlobal
diff --git a/examples/Actor/DemoActor/DemoActor.csproj b/examples/Actor/DemoActor/DemoActor.csproj
index 1ee37fdbe..24a42ee0e 100644
--- a/examples/Actor/DemoActor/DemoActor.csproj
+++ b/examples/Actor/DemoActor/DemoActor.csproj
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
-
- net6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
+ net6
+
+
+
+ true
+ true
+ demo-actor
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/examples/Actor/DemoActor/Startup.cs b/examples/Actor/DemoActor/Startup.cs
index c04dfdcba..da2b9e764 100644
--- a/examples/Actor/DemoActor/Startup.cs
+++ b/examples/Actor/DemoActor/Startup.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright 2021 The Dapr Authors
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/examples/Actor/DemoActor/demo-actor.yaml b/examples/Actor/DemoActor/demo-actor.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99a8abd34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Actor/DemoActor/demo-actor.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+apiVersion: dapr.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Component
+metadata:
+ name: statestore
+spec:
+ type: state.in-memory
+ version: v1
+ metadata:
+ - name: actorStateStore
+ value: "true"
+---
+kind: Service
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+ name: demoactor
+ labels:
+ app: demoactor
+spec:
+ selector:
+ app: demoactor
+ ports:
+ - name: app-port
+ protocol: TCP
+ port: 5010
+ targetPort: app-port
+ - name: dapr-http
+ protocol: TCP
+ port: 3500
+ targetPort: 3500
+ type: LoadBalancer
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+ name: demoactor
+ labels:
+ app: demoactor
+spec:
+ replicas: 1
+ selector:
+ matchLabels:
+ app: demoactor
+ template:
+ metadata:
+ labels:
+ app: demoactor
+ annotations:
+ dapr.io/enabled: "true"
+ dapr.io/app-id: "demoactor"
+ dapr.io/app-port: "5010"
+ dapr.io/enable-api-logging: "true"
+ dapr.io/sidecar-listen-addresses: "0.0.0.0"
+ spec:
+ containers:
+ - name: demoactor
+ # image: /demo-actor:latest
+ image: demo-actor:latest
+ # if you are using docker desktop, you can use imagePullPolicy: Never to use local image
+ imagePullPolicy: Never
+ env:
+ - name: APP_PORT
+ value: "5010"
+ - name: ASPNETCORE_URLS
+ value: "http://+:5010"
+ ports:
+ - name: app-port
+ containerPort: 5010
diff --git a/examples/Actor/README.md b/examples/Actor/README.md
index ddc42cecf..a7bb46c03 100644
--- a/examples/Actor/README.md
+++ b/examples/Actor/README.md
@@ -80,3 +80,80 @@ On Windows:
```sh
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:3500/v1.0/actors/DemoActor/abc/method/GetData
```
+
+### Build and push Docker image
+You can build the docker image of `DemoActor` service by running the following commands in the `DemoActor` project directory:
+
+``` Bash
+dotnet publish --os linux --arch x64 /t:PublishContainer -p ContainerImageTags='"latest"' --self-contained
+```
+
+The build produce and image with tag `demo-actor:latest` and load it in the local registry.
+Now the image can be pushed to your remote Docker registry by running the following commands:
+
+``` Bash
+# Replace with your Docker registry
+docker tag demo-actor:latest /demo-actor:latest
+
+# Push the image to your Docker registry
+docker push /demo-actor:latest
+```
+
+### Deploy the Actor service to Kubernetes
+#### Prerequisites
+- A Kubernetes cluster with `kubectl` configured to access it.
+- Dapr v1.13+ installed on the Kubernetes cluster. Follow the instructions [here](https://docs.dapr.io/getting-started/install-dapr-kubernetes/).
+- A Docker registry where you pushed the `DemoActor` image.
+
+#### Deploy the Actor service
+For quick deployment you can install dapr in dev mode using the following command:
+
+``` Bash
+dapr init -k --dev
+```
+
+To deploy the `DemoActor` service to Kubernetes, you can use the provided Kubernetes manifest file `demo-actor.yaml` in the `DemoActor` project directory.
+Before applying the manifest file, replace the image name in the manifest file with the image name you pushed to your Docker registry.
+
+Part to update in `demo-actor.yaml`:
+``` YAML
+image: /demoactor:latest
+```
+
+To install the application in `default` namespace, run the following command:
+
+``` Bash
+kubectl apply -f demo-actor.yaml
+```
+
+This will deploy the `DemoActor` service to Kubernetes. You can check the status of the deployment by running:
+
+``` Bash
+kubectl get pods -n default --watch
+```
+
+The manifest create 2 services:
+
+- `demoactor` service: The service that hosts the `DemoActor` actor.
+- `demoactor-dapr` service: The service that hosts the Dapr sidecar for the `DemoActor` actor.
+
+### Make client calls to the deployed Actor service
+To make client calls to the deployed `DemoActor` service, you can use the `ActorClient` project.
+Before running the client, update the `DAPR_HTTP_PORT` environment variable in the `ActorClient` project directory to the port on which Dapr is running in the Kubernetes cluster.
+
+On Linux, MacOS:
+``` Bash
+export DAPR_HTTP_PORT=3500
+```
+
+Than port-forward the `DemoActor` service to your local machine:
+
+``` Bash
+kubectl port-forward svc/demoactor 3500:3500
+```
+
+Now you can run the client project from the `ActorClient` directory:
+
+``` Bash
+dotnet run
+```
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