Create a WCF project and host it in IIS without using a .svc file

20. December 2014 Anil Kumar WCF , Web Services Comments (0)
Day be day, Microsoft is evolving and coming with smart features :)

Now, we don't want to spend much time to build & deliver projects and avoid more coding stuffs if feasible options are there. So, if you want to avoid creating WCF hosting project for *.svc files though your application is going to be deploy on IIS, then Microsoft provide a great feature since .net version 4.0

Now, you can "simulate" .svc via config settings as below -

<system.serviceModel>
   <!-- bindings, endpoints, behaviors -->
   <serviceHostingEnvironment >
      <serviceActivations>
         <add relativeAddress="MyService.svc" service="MyAssembly.MyService"/>
      </serviceActivations>
   </serviceHostingEnvironment>
</system.serviceModel>

You will amaze to know that even this don't require global.asax file!

So, you can conclude:
Yes, it is possible to create a WCF project and host it in IIS without using a .svc file. There are some other approaches to achieve this.

Happy Coding!
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