ASP.NET - Topshelf and Katana

ASP.NET - Topshelf and Katana: A Unified Web and Service Architecture:

"Katana project (katanaproject.codeplex.com) and the specifications provided by OWIN (owin.org), it’s now possible to self-host Web applications, taking IIS out of the equation, and still support many of the ubiquitous ASP.NET components such as WebApi and SignalR. The Web self-host can be embedded in a rudimentary console application along with Topshelf (topshelf-project.com) to create a Windows service with ease. As a result, Web and service components can live side-by-side in the same process,"