asp.net mvc 2 - Possible to use ASPNET MVC2 without IIS?

Question

I know of the ServiceHost class, that lets me write a custom host for a WCF service. This means there's no requirement for IIS. (I also know all the advantages of using IIS - no need to rehash those for me.).

Is there something similar to allow me to host ASPNET MVC2, without IIS? Conversely, Is IIS a hard requirement for ASPNET MVC2?

Has anyone used UltlDev Cassini, and if so, what are your experiences? Will it run ASPNET MVC2?

(I am using .NET 3.5)

Answer 1

You can run it on Cassini, Mono, IIS or host the whole asp.net runtime in your own application. (Actually pretty easy)