Topshelf - Type or namespace name Topshelf cannot be found

Question

I am attempting to play with Topshelf to host a Console application as a Windows Service, but I am running into problems...

I have referenced the Topshelf dll, along with the log4net dll from my Console application. However, when I compile - either with or without code that references Topshelf, the build error mentioned in the title is displayed, and then my Topshelf reference becomes invalidated (and log4net too).

I feel like I am missing something obvious - any suggestions would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Change the project to target .NET 4.0 instead of .NET 4.0 Client Profile. Topshelf references System.Web for the inprocess dashboard.

Answer 2

you can use Nuget for install topshelf on your project

TopShelf Install

on VisualStudio go to Tools/Nuget Pakage Manager/Pakage manager Console