stop development server when i stop debugging

Question

How can automatically I stop the development web server when I stop debugging in Visual Studio?

Answer 1

There is no way to get the Asp.Net development service to automatically stop when you hit the "stop debugging" button, as all that does is detach the debugger. You could however explicitly kill the process yourself (which would in turn cause VS to stop debugging).

This question shows how you might do this in a Macro:

Automatically stop/restart ASP.NET Development Server on Build

Alternatively take a look at mat3's answer on how you can force the development server to restart every time you start debugging (although it will still remain running after you have finished your debugging session until you next run your probject).

Answer 2

Another trick is to update web.config timestamp on post-build event. You may find detailed instructions how to do that in my answer to the Can Visual Studio restart IIS Express on new debugging session? question.

Answer 3

Workaround: Debugging Global.aspx.cs Application_Start() with ASP.Net Web Server within Visual Studio

Enabling "Edit & Continue" on the web server project worked for me. It doesnt shutdown cassini when you stop debugging, but it does restart cassini when you start debugging.