ASP.NET MVC 4 application to Call Windows Service

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We are using distributed architecture for our project. In which UI layer is reside on one server and Business Layer on another server. We are creating Windows service of Business layer. Is it possible to call the windows service from another server UI application. How to do it?

Josh · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-06 12:45:21Z

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There are a couple of options for communicating with a windows service.

A service bus
In Proc hosted WebAPI
Self hosted WCF Service
SignalR to message between client and server

answered Mar 6, 2013 at 12:45

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:31:25Z

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You could create a self hosted wcf service inside of your windows service. Check this similar question and answer for more information: Can I host (self host) a WCF Service in a Windows Service and expose it via http?

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answered Mar 6, 2013 at 12:42

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