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title: "What is Kestrel?"  
description: "What is Kestrel?"  
author: "Anubhav Sharma"  
published: 2026-03-15  
updated: 2026-03-15  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/34475/what-is-kestrel  
category: "asp.net core"  
tags: ["asp.net core"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is Kestrel?

**Kestrel** is a **cross-platform web server** used by ASP.NET Core applications.

Features:

- High performance
- Lightweight
- Cross-platform
- Works with reverse proxy like **Nginx / IIS**

## Answers

### Answer by Anubhav Sharma

**Kestrel** is a **cross-platform web server** used by ASP.NET Core applications.

Features:

- High performance
- Lightweight
- Cross-platform
- Works with reverse proxy like **Nginx / IIS**


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