c# - Cannot start an Azure WebJob command line application (Pending restart status) -

this first time trying develop , deploy self hosted owin web api application in microsoft azure. question's sake want try , deploy sample application found here.

so have 3 files, program.cs, startup.cs, , valuescontroller.cs:

program.cs

using microsoft.owin.hosting; using system;  namespace owinselfhostsample {     public class program     {         static void main()         {           string baseaddress = "http://<mysitename>.azurewebsites.net/";            // start owin host            using (webapp.start<startup>(url: baseaddress))           {               console.readline();           }          }     } } 

startup.cs

using owin;  using system.web.http;   namespace owinselfhostsample  {      public class startup      {          // code configures web api. startup class specified type         // parameter in webapp.start method.         public void configuration(iappbuilder appbuilder)          {              // configure web api self-host.             httpconfiguration config = new httpconfiguration();             config.routes.maphttproute(                 name: "defaultapi",                 routetemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",                 defaults: new { id = routeparameter.optional }             );              appbuilder.usewebapi(config);         }     }  }  

valuescontroller.cs

 using system.collections.generic; using system.web.http;  namespace owinselfhostsample  {      public class valuescontroller : apicontroller      {          // api/values          public ienumerable<string> get()          {              return new string[] { "value1", "value2" };          }      }   }  

so when go project , select 'publish azure webjob' says succesfully published .azurewebsites address, yet when navigate http://.azurewebsites.net/api/values receive message: "the resource looking has been removed, had name changed, or temporarily unavailable.".

if run locally , change baseaddress in program.cs localhost works fine , response controller.

the classic azure portal says web job 'pending restart'.

i tried creating webjob project rather console application , tried in program.cs , publishing did not work:

 public static void main()     {         string baseaddress = "http://<mysitename>.azurewebsites.net/";          var host = new jobhost();         // following code ensures webjob running continuously         using (webapp.start<startup>(url: baseaddress))         {             host.runandblock();         }     } 

how can have self hosted web api server continuously running?

i think may misunderstanding webjobs for. performing background work (see doc, , not exposing web api. need using regular web app instead.

and note azure web apps go through iis, you'll need use httpplatformhandler (but that's bit of different topic).