Hosting Asp .Net Core API on Android

Question

My API doesn't use any database or any authentication. API supports just basic functions. Is there any way to host a .Net Core API on Android?

Answer 1

Assume your Android app is written in .NET MAUI, you just need to inject the initialization of ASP.NET Core in App.xaml.cs,

namespace MauiApp;

public partial class App : Application
{
    public App(WebAppHost webAppHost)
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        MainPage = new AppShell();

        // Start web app server.
        _ = Task.Run(() => webAppHost.StartAsync());
    }
}

The full sample can be found on GitHub.