diff --git a/examples/src/docker-compose-metadata-example/Cargo.toml b/examples/src/docker-compose-metadata-example/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "metadata"
+publish = false
+version = "0.0.1"
+edition = "2018"
+
+[workspace]
+
+[dependencies]
+dapr = "0.16.0-rc.6"
+tokio = { version = "1.43", features = ["full"] }
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "metadata"
+path = "main.rs"
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diff --git a/examples/src/docker-compose-metadata-example/Dockerfile b/examples/src/docker-compose-metadata-example/Dockerfile
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+FROM rust:1.84.1
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . .
+RUN cargo build --release
+CMD ["./target/release/metadata"]
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diff --git a/examples/src/docker-compose-metadata-example/docker-compose.yml b/examples/src/docker-compose-metadata-example/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3'
+services:
+  ############################
+  # Rustapp app + Dapr sidecar
+  ############################
+  rustapp:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "50002:50002"
+    depends_on:
+      - placement
+    networks:
+      - hello-dapr
+  rustapp-dapr:
+    image: "daprio/daprd:edge"
+    command: ["./daprd",
+              "-app-id", "rustapp",
+              "-placement-host-address", "placement:50006",
+              "-dapr-grpc-port", "50002"]
+    depends_on:
+      - rustapp
+    network_mode: "service:rustapp"
+  ############################
+  # Dapr placement service
+  ############################
+  placement:
+    image: "daprio/dapr:edge"
+    command: ["./placement", "-port", "50006"]
+    ports:
+      - "50006:50006"
+    networks:
+      - hello-dapr
+networks:
+  hello-dapr:
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diff --git a/examples/src/docker-compose-metadata-example/main.rs b/examples/src/docker-compose-metadata-example/main.rs
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+use std::time::Duration;
+
+type DaprClient = dapr::Client<dapr::client::TonicClient>;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    // Sleep to allow for the server to become available
+    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
+
+    let address = "https://127.0.0.1".to_string();
+    let port = "50002".to_string();
+
+    let mut client = DaprClient::connect_with_port(address, port).await?;
+
+    let metadata = client.get_metadata().await?;
+
+    println!("retrieved data: {:?}", metadata);
+
+    Ok(())
+}