diff --git a/environments/dotnet/.gitignore b/environments/dotnet/.gitignore
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index 00000000..8a82e2f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environments/dotnet/.gitignore
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+bin/*
+obj/*
+out/*
+.vscode/*
+project.lock*
+TODO_dotnet
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diff --git a/environments/dotnet/Dockerfile b/environments/dotnet/Dockerfile
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+FROM microsoft/dotnet:1.1.0-runtime
+
+WORKDIR /fission-workdir
+COPY out .
+EXPOSE 8888
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet"]
+
+CMD ["fission-dotnet.dll"]
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diff --git a/environments/dotnet/ExecutorModule.cs b/environments/dotnet/ExecutorModule.cs
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+++ b/environments/dotnet/ExecutorModule.cs
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+using Fission.DotNetCore.Compiler;
+using Fission.DotNetCore.Api;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Nancy;
+using System.IO;
+using System;
+
+namespace Fission.DotNetCore
+{
+    public class ExecutorModule : NancyModule
+    {
+#if DEBUG
+        private const string CODE_PATH = "/tmp/func.cs";
+#else
+        private const string CODE_PATH = "/userfunc/user";
+#endif
+        private static Function _userFunc;
+        private static Logger _logger = new Logger();
+
+        public ExecutorModule()
+        {
+            Post("/specialize", args => Specialize());
+            Get("/", _ => Run());
+            Post("/", _ => Run());
+            Put("/", _ => Run());
+            Head("/", _ => Run());
+            Options("/", _ => Run());
+            Delete("/", _ => Run());
+        }
+
+        private object Specialize()
+        {
+            var errors = new List<string>();
+            if (File.Exists(CODE_PATH))
+            {
+                var code = File.ReadAllText(CODE_PATH);
+                _userFunc = FissionCompiler.Compile(code, out errors);
+                if (_userFunc == null)
+                {
+                    var errstr = string.Join(Environment.NewLine, errors);
+                    _logger.WriteError(errstr);
+                    var response = (Response)errstr;
+                    response.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError;
+                    return response;
+
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var errstr = $"Unable to locate code at '{CODE_PATH}'";
+                _logger.WriteError(errstr);
+                var response = (Response)errstr;
+                response.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError;
+                return response;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private object Run()
+        {
+            if (_userFunc == null)
+            {
+                var response = (Response)"Generic container: no requests supported";
+                response.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError;
+                return response;
+            }
+            var args = ((DynamicDictionary)Request.Query).ToDictionary();
+            try
+            {
+                return _userFunc.Invoke(new FissionContext(args, new Logger()));
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                _logger.WriteError(e.ToString());
+                var response = (Response)e.Message;
+                response.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.BadRequest;
+                return response;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/environments/dotnet/FissionCompiler.cs b/environments/dotnet/FissionCompiler.cs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/environments/dotnet/FissionCompiler.cs
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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.Loader;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Emit;
+
+namespace Fission.DotNetCore.Compiler
+{
+    //adapted from this article http://www.tugberkugurlu.com/archive/compiling-c-sharp-code-into-memory-and-executing-it-with-roslyn
+    class FissionCompiler
+    {
+        public static Function Compile(string code, out List<string> errors)
+        {
+            errors = new List<string>();
+
+            SyntaxTree syntaxTree = CSharpSyntaxTree.ParseText(code);
+
+            string assemblyName = Path.GetRandomFileName();
+
+            var coreDir = Directory.GetParent(typeof(Enumerable).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.Location);      
+            
+            List<MetadataReference> references = new List<MetadataReference>
+            {
+                MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(coreDir.FullName + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + "mscorlib.dll"),
+                MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(typeof(object).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.Location),
+                MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location)
+            };
+
+            foreach (var referencedAssembly in Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetReferencedAssemblies())
+            {
+                var assembly = Assembly.Load(referencedAssembly);
+                references.Add(MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(assembly.Location));
+            }
+
+            CSharpCompilation compilation = CSharpCompilation.Create(
+                assemblyName,
+                syntaxTrees: new[] { syntaxTree },
+                references: references,
+                options: new CSharpCompilationOptions(
+                    OutputKind.DynamicallyLinkedLibrary,
+                    optimizationLevel: OptimizationLevel.Release));
+
+            using (var ms = new MemoryStream())
+            {
+                EmitResult result = compilation.Emit(ms);
+
+                if (!result.Success)
+                {
+                    IEnumerable<Diagnostic> failures = result.Diagnostics.Where(diagnostic =>
+                        diagnostic.IsWarningAsError ||
+                        diagnostic.Severity == DiagnosticSeverity.Error).ToList();
+
+                    foreach (Diagnostic diagnostic in failures)
+                    {
+                        errors.Add($"{diagnostic.Id}: {diagnostic.GetMessage()}");
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    ms.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+
+                    Assembly assembly = AssemblyLoadContext.Default.LoadFromStream(ms);
+                    var type = assembly.GetType("FissionFunction");
+                    var info = type.GetMember("Execute").First() as MethodInfo;
+                    return new Function(assembly, type, info);
+                }
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/environments/dotnet/FissionContext.cs b/environments/dotnet/FissionContext.cs
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/environments/dotnet/FissionContext.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Fission.DotNetCore.Api
+{
+    public class FissionContext
+    {
+        public FissionContext(Dictionary<string, object> args, Logger logger)
+        {
+            if (args == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(args));
+            if (logger == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+            Arguments = args;
+            Logger = logger;
+        }
+
+        public Dictionary<string, object> Arguments { get; private set; }
+        public Logger Logger { get; private set; }
+    }
+
+    public class Logger
+    {
+        public void Write(Severity severity, string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"{DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yy H:mm:ss zzz")} {severity}: " + format, args);    
+        }
+
+        public void WriteInfo(string format, params object[] args){
+            Write(Severity.Info, format, args);
+        }
+
+        public void WriteWarning(string format, params object[] args){
+            Write(Severity.Warning, format, args);
+        }
+
+        public void WriteError(string format, params object[] args){
+            Write(Severity.Error, format, args);
+        }
+
+        public void WriteCritical(string format, params object[] args){
+            Write(Severity.Critical, format, args);
+        }
+
+        public void WriteVerbose(string format, params object[] args){
+            Write(Severity.Verbose, format, args);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public enum Severity
+    {
+        Info,
+        Warning,
+        Error,
+        Critical,
+        Verbose
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/environments/dotnet/Function.cs b/environments/dotnet/Function.cs
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index 00000000..f8b5f724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environments/dotnet/Function.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Fission.DotNetCore.Api;
+
+namespace Fission.DotNetCore.Compiler
+{
+    class Function
+    {
+        private readonly Assembly _assembly;
+        private readonly Type _type;
+        private readonly MethodInfo _info;
+
+        public Function(Assembly assembly, Type type, MethodInfo info)
+        {
+            if (info == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(info));
+            if (assembly == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(assembly));
+            if (type == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(type));
+            _assembly = assembly;
+            _type = type;
+            _info = info;
+        }
+
+        public object Invoke(FissionContext context)
+        {
+            return _info.Invoke(_assembly.CreateInstance(_type.FullName), new[] { context });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/environments/dotnet/Program.cs b/environments/dotnet/Program.cs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/environments/dotnet/Program.cs
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+using System.IO;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Nancy.Owin;
+
+namespace Fission.DotNetCore
+{
+    public class Program
+    {
+        public static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            var host = new WebHostBuilder()
+               .UseContentRoot(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
+               .UseKestrel()
+               .UseUrls("http://*:8888")
+               .Configure(app => app.UseOwin(x => x.UseNancy()))
+               .Build();
+            host.Run();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/environments/dotnet/README.md b/environments/dotnet/README.md
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+# Fission: dotnet C# Environment
+
+This is a simple dotnet C# environment for Fission.
+
+It's a Docker image containing the dotnet 1.1.0 runtime. The image 
+uses Kestrel with Nancy to host the internal web server and uses 
+Roslyn to compile the uploaded code.
+
+The image supports compiling and running code with types defined in
+mscorlib and does not at present support other library references.
+One workaround for this would be to add the references to this project's
+project.json file and rebuild the container.
+
+The environment works via convention where you create a C# class
+called FissionFunction which has a  method named Execute taking a single
+parameter, a FissionContext object.
+
+The FissionContext object gives access to the arguments and other items 
+like logging. Please see FissionContext.cs for public API.
+
+Example of simplest possible class to be executed:
+
+```
+using System;
+using Fission.DotNetCore.Api;
+
+public class FissionFunction {
+    public string Execute(FissionContext context) {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Please see examples below.
+
+## Rebuilding and pushing the image
+
+To rebuild the image you need either a computer with dotnet 1.1.0
+installed or else you will have to map the source directory into a
+container containing the dotnet 1.1.0 environment.
+
+### Locally installed Dotnet 1.1.0
+
+Simply move to the source directory in a terminal and run the ./build.sh script.
+
+The script will restore dependencies, compile a release build and
+and build the container. If you need to change the name of the container
+simply change it in the script.
+
+After the build finishes push the new image to a Docker registry using the 
+standard procedure.
+
+### Build in a container
+
+Move to the directory containing the source and start the Docker container
+with dotnet and mount the current directory to a build location:
+
+```
+docker run -it --rm -v $PWD:/build microsoft/dotnet
+```
+
+Move to the build directory inside the container and restore the packages:
+
+```
+cd /build 
+dotnet restore
+log  : Restoring packages for /source/project.json...
+log  : Installing System.Net.WebSockets 4.0.0.
+log  : Installing runtime.native.System.IO.Compression 4.1.0.
+...
+```
+
+Compile and publish a release build of the source to the 'out' folder:
+
+```
+dotnet publish -c Release -o out
+Publishing source for .NETCoreApp,Version
+...
+```
+Exit the build container and build the Docker container on the local host:
+
+```
+exit
+docker build -t USER/dotnet-env .
+``` 
+After the build finishes push the new image to a Docker registry using the 
+standard procedure.
+
+## Echo example
+
+### Setup fission environment
+First you need to setup the fission according to your cluster setup as 
+specified here: https://github.com/fission/fission
+
+
+### Create the class to run
+
+Secondly you need to create a file /tmp/func.cs containing the following code:
+
+```
+using System;
+using Fission.DotNetCore.Api;
+
+public class FissionFunction 
+{
+    public string Execute(FissionContext context){
+        context.Logger.WriteInfo("executing.. {0}", context.Arguments["text"]);
+        return (string)context.Arguments["text"];
+    }
+}
+``` 
+### Run the example
+
+Lastly to run the example:
+
+```
+$ fission env create --name dotnet --image fission/dotnet-env
+
+$ fission function create --name echo --env dotnet --code /tmp/func.cs
+
+$ fission route create --method GET --url /echo --function echo
+
+$ curl http://$FISSION_ROUTER/echo?text=hello%20world!
+  hello world
+```
+
+## Addition service example
+
+### Setup fission environment
+First you need to setup the fission according to your cluster setup as 
+specified here: https://github.com/fission/fission
+
+
+### Create the class to run
+
+Secondly you need to create a file /tmp/func.cs containing the following code:
+
+```
+using System;
+using Fission.DotNetCore.Api;
+
+public class FissionFunction 
+{
+    public string Execute(FissionContext context){
+        var x = Convert.ToInt32(context.Arguments["x"]);
+        var y = Convert.ToInt32(context.Arguments["y"]);
+        return (x+y).ToString();
+    }
+}
+``` 
+### Run the example
+
+Lastly to run the example:
+
+```
+$ fission env create --name dotnet --image fission/dotnet-env
+
+$ fission function create --name addition --env dotnet --code /tmp/func.cs
+
+$ fission route create --method GET --url /add --function addition
+
+$ curl "http://$FISSION_ROUTER/add?x=30&y=12"
+  42
+```
+
+## Developing/debugging the enviroment locally
+
+The easiest way to debug the environment is to open the directory in
+Visual Studio Code (VSCode) as that will setup debugger for you the
+first time.
+
+Remember to install the excellent extension 
+"C# for Visual Studio Code(powered by OmniSharp)" to get statement completion
+
+The class ExecutorModule contain preprocessor directive overriding where 
+the input code file should be found:
+
+```
+#if DEBUG
+        private const string CODE_PATH = "/tmp/func.cs";
+#else
+        private const string CODE_PATH = "/userfunc/user";
+#endif
+```
+
+So what you need to do is:
+1. Open the directory in VSCode. 
+This will prompt restore of packages and query is debugger setup is needed. Accept both prompts.
+2. Press F5 to start the web server. Set breakpoints etc..
+3. Add a code file containing valid C# at /tmp/func.cs 
+4. Specialize the service with curl via post
+```
+$ curl -XPOST http://localhost:8888/specialize
+```
+5. Call your function with curl
+```
+$ curl -XGET http://localhost:8888
+``` 
diff --git a/environments/dotnet/build.sh b/environments/dotnet/build.sh
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+++ b/environments/dotnet/build.sh
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+dotnet restore
+dotnet publish -c Release -o out
+docker build -t fission/dotnet-env .
diff --git a/environments/dotnet/project.json b/environments/dotnet/project.json
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2c1ea729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environments/dotnet/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.0.0-*",
+  "buildOptions": {
+    "emitEntryPoint": true,
+    "outputName": "fission-dotnet"
+  },
+
+    "dependencies": {
+        "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
+            "version": "1.1.0",
+            "type": "platform"
+        },
+        "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel": "1.0.0",
+        "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Owin": "1.0.0",
+        "Nancy": "2.0.0-barneyrubble",
+        "Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp": "1.3.0-*",
+        "System.Runtime.Loader": "4.0.0-*",
+    },
+  "frameworks": {
+    "netcoreapp1.0": {
+      "imports": "dnxcore50"
+    }
+  }
+}
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