Yes. You can create a kestrel server based web app, and simply run it, for use in localhost. Adding an nginx as a proxy is also simple. Nothing enterprisey ab

Yes. You can create a kestrel server based web app, and simply run it, for use in localhost. Adding an nginx as a proxy is also simple. Nothing enterprisey about it. Also, the "Publish" folder is basically the "build" folders you get from other stacks.