overriding serviceautostartprovider

Question

I have some initialization that needs to run before the first service call.  With the help of you guys here,  it was found that you can do this by creating your own ServiceAutoStartProvider.  Are there any downsides to overriding the default microsoft ServiceAutoStartProvider (Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Hosting.AutoStart.ApplicationServerAutoStartProvider)

Answer 1

It is hard to think of many disadvantages, I would think of these as more like impacts.

The config details for specifying a ServiceAutoStartProvider are specified in a global way for your IIS server so you do not have much granularity. If you are on shared hosting with other websites this will impact all sites.

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Answer 2

It is my understanding that  you configure on a per site basis what ServiceAutoStartProvider to use. The default one being Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Hosting.AutoStart.ApplicationServerAutoStartProvider. You can add as many providers you want but choose which one to use on a per site/application basis.