WebServiceHost: a Simple Website

Question

I just learn about WebServiceHost object in my other question. I am however reading and searching about it further. But is it possible to host a simple Website using Webservicehost or something similar? In my application I have to show a User Interface with some information, I have that interface already built up in ASP.NET and I have to recreate it in WinForm/WPF to be usable by my application. However I am thinking if my application can host WebApplication, then I probably can save sometime, and show the interface using Browser Component. I do not want to host website in IIS as we have some part which need to be done through core Windows application.

So, in short my question remain: is it possible to host website with WebServiceHost?

Answer 1

WebServiceHost is intended to host WCF services with web (read HTTP) focus, REST services and the like. Pages are not necessarily services, but content that could come from services.

I think you would fare better looking for some other client side hosting method, one approach here: http://www.west-wind.com/presentations/aspnetruntime/aspnetruntime.aspx

Useful links for WebServiceHost:

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.servicemodel.web.webservicehost.aspx
• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/justinjsmith/archive/2007/07/02/webservicehost-vs-servicehost.aspx