Use Windows Service to host FlowCore 2.0 on Windows 10,11

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Use Windows Service to host FlowCore 2.0 on Windows 10,11

Important

FlowCore 2.0 includes the .NET cross-platform Kestrel web server.
On Windows 10, Windows 11, you can use <Windows Service> to host.
You shouldn't use IIS on Windows 10,11 (can't be used in production environments).

(1) Install .NET SDK 6.0

Microsoft official website: Download .NET SDK 6.0
Select Windows - <Arm64 | x64 | x86> based on your CPU architecture, download and install.

(2) Test FlowCore 2.0 console self-hosting

2.1 Open the FlowCore 2.0 deployment path <runroot>.

2.2 Run runroot/FlowCore using the Windows command line.exe Start console self-hosting.
FlowCore 2.0 binds host port http://localhost:5000 by default.

2.3 Access http://localhost:5000 using a browser. Login screenshot

(3) Configure the Kestrel web server to bind localhost

runrootappsettings.json is the ASP.NET Core 6.0 runtime configuration file.
The Kestrel web server has a default binding http://localhost:5000.

"Kestrel": {
    "Endpoints": {
      "Http": {
        "Url": "http://localhost:5000"
      }
    }
  }

(4) Register Windows service

The following registers <runroot\FlowCore .exe> as a Windows service.
Important: Please modify the <physical path> in the following command to the physical path of your actual deployment.

Windows command prompt

sc.exe create FlowCore binpath=D:\FlowCoreApproot\runroot\FlowCore.exe

Use <Windows Service Manager> set <FlowCore> service to start automatically.