Are static class instances unique to a request or a server in ASP.NET?

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Your static classes and static instance fields are shared between all requests to the application, and has the same lifetime as the application domain. Therefore, you should be careful when using static instances, since you might have synchronization issues and the like. Also bear in mind, that static instances will not be GC’ed before the application pool is recycled, and therefore everything that is referenced by the static instance, will not be GC’ed. This can lead to memory usage problems.

If you need an instance with the same lifetime as a request, I would suggest to use the HttpContext.Current.Items collection. This is by design meant to be a place to store stuff that you need througout the request. For nicer design and readability, you can use the Singleton pattern to help you manage these items. Simply create a Singleton class that stores its instance in HttpContext.Current.Items. (In my common library for ASP.NET, I have a generic SingletonRequest class for this purpose).

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