NetCore 2.1 Generic Host as a service

Question

I\'m trying to build a Windows Service using the latest Dotnet Core 2.1 runtime. I\'m NOT hosting any aspnet, I do not want or need it to respond to http requests.

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Answer 1

IHostedService if for [asp.net core] backendjob, if u want to build a windows service on .net core, u should reference this package System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController, and use ServiceBase as base class. (you can also start from a .net framework windows service and then change the .csproj file)

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edit: please see this doc and this code https://github.com/aspnet/Hosting/blob/dev/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.WindowsServices/WebHostWindowsServiceExtensions.cs. To create a windows service ServiceBase for manage your IHost