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When is usefull use ServiceStack?

i'm new to ServiceStack, so forgive me. i'd like to know when is usefull use ServiceStack. For example, if i've to create a console app that not exposes services, creating an appHost is not right, do you confirm? If i understand, servicestack (and so create an apphost) is usefull if i've to create a self-hosted console app or a web app or however something that expose a service (which could be a simple authentication service) Thanks in advance for any help

Solution

  • An AppHost is required for all ServiceStack Apps where you're using ServiceStack to host your APIs.

    ServiceStack has a number of starting project templates at: https://servicestack.net/start

    In .NET5/6 all Web Apps are Console Apps:

    Some non traditional HTTP Web Apps you can use ServiceStack for include gRPC Services, Worker Services which hosts APIs in background workers and potentially AWS Lambda as it's for running your ServiceStack App in AWS Lambda.

    You wouldn't use an AppHost if you're not using ServiceStack to host your APIs, e.g. if you're just using a component in one of ServiceStack's stand-alone libraries: