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Hello, can anyone let me know what the role of Kestrel is in ASP.NET hosting?
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Kestrel is a cross-platform web server used by ASP.NET Core applications. It is lightweight and high-performance, designed to handle HTTP requests. In the context of ASP.NET hosting, Kestrel serves as the internal web server for ASP.NET Core applications. It can be used directly to handle web traffic, but it's often paired with a reverse proxy server (like IIS, Nginx, or Apache) in production environments for better security, scalability, and performance.
Kestrel is designed to be fast and efficient and is well-suited for handling high-volume requests. However, while it is great for development and testing, it's generally recommended to use a reverse proxy in production to handle things like load balancing, SSL termination, and other advanced web server functionalities.
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