Core 3.1 app self hosted as a service?

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Maybe this is a stupid question, but once i have the executable for a netcore3.1 app working, what is the current recommended way to actually have this run all the time on a Windows box? i see there is an older template that targets .net as a service, but how do you recommend setting up a project created via:

x new selfhost

to run on a windows box on startup/as a service/whatever else the recommended approach is?

i looked through the docs and saw some mention of IIS and whatnot, but i am trying to work with .net core and something like running it as a windows service approach.

thanks!

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is it as simple as just following along with this?

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Worker Service templates are normally for non Web Apps, we have some for different MQ providers, e.g. worker-redismq.

Note: in .NET Core all Web Apps are Console Apps. You’d typically host websites in IIS on Windows, but it looks like those docs cover how to wrap the Web App in a Windows Service.

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no issues using IIS, but I just wanted to make sure that was the recommended approach