Hosting WebAPI using OWIN in a windows service

Question

I\'ve self-hosted Web API using OWIN (inside a windows service). From what I understand, this is enough to make HTTP requests come to the windows service. I\'m able to hit t

Answer 1

I was facing a similar issue. Below solution worked for me.

StartOptions options = new StartOptions();
options.Urls.Add("http://localhost:9095");
options.Urls.Add("http://127.0.0.1:9095");
options.Urls.Add(string.Format("http://{0}:9095", Environment.MachineName));

using (WebApp.Start(options))
{
    ...
}