Embedded (ASP.NET) web server

Question

I am looking for a light-web embeddable web server for .NET.

I need it to fake a SOAP web-service for automated testing, so it is a big plus if it supports ASP.NET web-services or another easy way to create SOAP web-services. Extra bonus points for quick startup and shutdown and multiple simultaneous instances on different ports.

A Google search turns up aspnetserve, www-Sharp.Runtime and Neokernel Web Server. Do anyone have any experience with those or other solutions?

Joel Coehoorn · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-10T01:51:36.323

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You can try the Cassini Web Server.

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And now 6 1/2 years later, I'd recommend IIS Express instead.

edited Jun 10 '15 at 01:51

answered Jan 20 '09 at 18:22

Joel Coehoorn

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Ah, I had heard about Cassini, but did not know that it was embeddable. Thanks. – Rasmus Faber Jan 20 '09 at 18:48
Cassini link is 404. Try the options listed by Matthew Lock – Jafin Jan 26 '11 at 06:27
the page has been deleted – DonDon Jun 10 '15 at 01:13
Fixed again. This answer is old now, though. Today I'd recommend IIS Express, instead. – Joel Coehoorn Jun 10 '15 at 01:51

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 04 '11 at 05:06

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Check out the XSP web server that is bundled with mono.

answered Mar 04 '11 at 05:06

TWA

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score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 12 '12 at 21:40

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Some others I recently came across that can host ASP.NET

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answered Aug 18 '10 at 03:12

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Could not find any information that suggests IIS Express was embeddable. Out of this list CassiniDev looks the most promising and up to date. – Jafin Jan 26 '11 at 06:26

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