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SimpleW – Web Server Library .NET Core

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Post by prodbro » Tue, Aug 05, 2025, 1:39 PM UTC

SimpleW – Web Server Library .NET Core
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Re: SimpleW – Web Server Library .NET Core

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Post by anditherobot » Tue, Aug 05, 2025, 1:52 PM UTC

Does this mean a developer doesn't have to install nginx or iis ?

Re: SimpleW – Web Server Library .NET Core

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Post by andix » Tue, Aug 05, 2025, 1:53 PM UTC

But why?

ASP.NET Core is one of the best web frameworks, extremely modular and flexible. It's low level components (http server, routing) can be used as a foundation for new web frameworks.

Re: SimpleW – Web Server Library .NET Core

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Post by andix » Tue, Aug 05, 2025, 1:54 PM UTC

anditherobot wrote: post #2

Does this mean a developer doesn't have to install nginx or iis ?

No modern dotnet web framework requires nginx or iis.

Re: SimpleW – Web Server Library .NET Core

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Post by tucaz » Tue, Aug 05, 2025, 1:54 PM UTC

anditherobot wrote: post #2

Does this mean a developer doesn't have to install nginx or iis ?

This has been the case for years

Re: SimpleW – Web Server Library .NET Core

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Post by kcb » Tue, Aug 05, 2025, 1:56 PM UTC

anditherobot wrote: post #2

Does this mean a developer doesn't have to install nginx or iis ?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/s...

Re: SimpleW – Web Server Library .NET Core

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Post by SideburnsOfDoom » Tue, Aug 05, 2025, 1:56 PM UTC

anditherobot wrote: post #2

Does this mean a developer doesn't have to install nginx or iis ?

Have you tried Kestrel, YARP and Aspire?

Re: SimpleW – Web Server Library .NET Core

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Post by taspeotis » Tue, Aug 05, 2025, 1:58 PM UTC

andix wrote: post #3

But why? ASP.NET Core is one of the best web frameworks, extremely modular and flexible. It's low level components (http server, routing) can be used as a foundation for new web frameworks.

I agree that ASP.NET Core is fantastic and it doesn’t give you many reasons to look elsewhere.

That said I think some diversity / competition / cross-pollination should be welcomed in the .NET space.

Not a fair comparison but I’m glad Avalonia exists despite WPF, for example.

Re: SimpleW – Web Server Library .NET Core

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Post by mrweasel » Tue, Aug 05, 2025, 1:59 PM UTC

At a quick glance it looks much simpler than e.g. Kestrel, which I found pretty confusing to get running.

Re: SimpleW – Web Server Library .NET Core

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Post by nirav72 » Tue, Aug 05, 2025, 2:00 PM UTC

andix wrote: post #3

But why? ASP.NET Core is one of the best web frameworks, extremely modular and flexible. It's low level components (http server, routing) can be used as a foundation for new web frameworks.

I was wondering samething. But then I saw that it has some built-in capabilities for WebSockets and OpenTelemetry.