Long post about all the steps I did can be found here: How I managed to connect from Mono in Linux to Oracle If you are using ServiceStack.OrmLite it is extremely easy in the end: Attention! This solution might bring problems with it if you need timezone aware TimeStamps

TL;DR How to connect Mono in Linux to Oracle I'm in the process of migrating a ASP.NET MVC application to Mono and Linux. We made the decision to have easier deployment for our clients based on Docker-containers. Looking at Mono's compatibility list, .Net 4.