Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices 10.0.0-preview.4.25255.103

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.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Standard 2.0 This package targets .NET Standard 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Framework 4.6.2 This package targets .NET Framework 4.6.2. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices. 
dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices --version 10.0.0-preview.4.25255.103
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices -Version 10.0.0-preview.4.25255.103
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="10.0.0-preview.4.25255.103" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="10.0.0-preview.4.25255.103" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices --version 10.0.0-preview.4.25255.103
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices, 10.0.0-preview.4.25255.103"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices&version=10.0.0-preview.4.25255.103&prerelease
                    


                            Install Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices&version=10.0.0-preview.4.25255.103&prerelease
                    


                            Install Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices as a Cake Tool

About

Supports using Windows Services with the hosting infrastructure.

Key Features

  • Can configure a host to be a Windows Service.

How to Use

From a Worker Service app created using the Visual Studio template:

IHost host = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
    .ConfigureServices(services =>
    {
        services.AddHostedService<Worker>();
    })
    // Configure as a Windows Service
    .UseWindowsService(options =>
    {
        options.ServiceName = "My Service";
    })
    .Build();

host.Run();

Main Types

The main types provided by this library are:

  • Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServiceLifetimeHostBuilderExtensions
  • Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices.WindowsServiceLifetime

Additional Documentation

  • Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting
  • System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController

Feedback & Contributing

Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net5.0 was computed.  net5.0-windows was computed.  net6.0 was computed.  net6.0-android was computed.  net6.0-ios was computed.  net6.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net6.0-macos was computed.  net6.0-tvos was computed.  net6.0-windows was computed.  net7.0 was computed.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
.NET Core netcoreapp2.0 was computed.  netcoreapp2.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.2 was computed.  netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 was computed. 
.NET Standard netstandard2.0 is compatible.  netstandard2.1 is compatible. 
.NET Framework net461 was computed.  net462 is compatible.  net463 was computed.  net47 was computed.  net471 was computed.  net472 was computed.  net48 was computed.  net481 was computed. 
MonoAndroid monoandroid was computed. 
MonoMac monomac was computed. 
MonoTouch monotouch was computed. 
Tizen tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 was computed. 
Xamarin.iOS xamarinios was computed. 
Xamarin.Mac xamarinmac was computed. 
Xamarin.TVOS xamarintvos was computed. 
Xamarin.WatchOS xamarinwatchos was computed. 
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