ASP.NET Web Api - Startup.cs doesn't exist

Question

I have an ASP.NET Web Api solution which doesn\'t contain a Startup.cs class. I presume this is because the solution wasn\'t created as an MVC solution.

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Answer 1

You can add your own startup class, but you need to make sure that Owin is recognizing it. There are several ways to do this , but if you'd like to use a Startup class then you need to use the OwinStartup attribute.

eg:

[assembly: OwinStartup(typeof(MyNamespace.MyStartupClass))]