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what is the global.asax Application_Start equivalent when using WAS in IIS7

I believe AppInitialize() is the method you’re looking for. Here’s an article on using it to initialise Castle Windsor in a WAS hosted WCF service: Castle Windsor and non-HTTP Protocol WCF Services The essence of the article is, instead of using Application_Start() which won’t get called in WAS: protected void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e) { … Read more

IIS WCF service hosting vs Windows Service

Hosting in IIS has many pros and many cons. Yes, IIS gives you on-demand loading – this can be a plus or a minus. When a request comes in, the ServiceHost is constructed, then the service class being hosted is instantiated, and the request is handled. Nothing needs to be running around the clock. But … Read more