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How to Host ASP.NET Core 3.1 Web Applications as Windows Service

Sumit Kharche on February 19, 2020

In this article, we will be discussing how to deploy & host ASP.NET Core 3.1 Web API as a Windows Service. You may have one question in mind li...
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Marcelo Vieira de Souza • 
        HostStatic = CreateHostBuilder(args).Build();
        HostStatic.Run();
    }

    public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args)
    {
        var root = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location);

        Console.WriteLine("Root: " + root);

        var builder = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
               .ConfigureLogging(logging =>
               {
                   logging
                   .ClearProviders()
                   .AddFilter("Microsoft", LogLevel.Error)
                   .AddFilter("System", LogLevel.Error);
               })
              .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder =>
              {
                  webBuilder
                  .UseUrls(LocalHost)
                  .UseStartup<Startup>();
              });

        if (Utilitario.EhLinux())
            builder = builder.UseSystemd();
        else
            builder = builder.UseWindowsService();

        builder.ConfigureServices((hostContext, services) =>
          {
              services.AddHostedService<Worker>();
          });

        return builder;
    }
}


public class Worker : BackgroundService
{
    protected override Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
    {
        return Task.Run(() => { });
    }

    public override Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
    {
        return base.StopAsync(cancellationToken);
    }
}
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CrazyOrange •

This doesn't work for me. I'll get Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

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Marcelo Vieira de Souza •

This doesn't work. I'll get Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

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websplee •

Thanks for this straight to the point publication. I have a console app that I struggled to port to a COM application for some PHP client app. So self-hosted windows service to the rescue.

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amitdvs • • Edited

It works for me and can host API in window service. I can also run API in localhost.
My question is that now how I can map URL like someting.com in window service.
Please share a hosting doc or article, how I can map localhost to domain in window service.

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bmarcco •

Hi, I use .Net Core Web Api with Net Core 5, and i was write Program.cs like code bellow
public class Program
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
CreateHostBuilder(args).Build().Run();
}

public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
.ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder =>
{
webBuilder.UseStartup();
}).ConfigureWebHost(config =>
{
config.UseUrls(“http://*:5050”);

}).UseWindowsService();
}
but, when start my windows service API not working but when run manually helperService.exe it is work perfect. Do you know what the problem may be?

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Akash Gaikwad •

I have same application which is working fine with HTTP after installing as a windows service.. but now I wanted to enable HTTPS for windows service so how we can do this.. please suggest