Question

I’m trying to run Raven Db in embeddedmode on Winhost, but I get a securityexception with following stacktrace:

   System.Security.CodeAccessSecurityEngine.Check(Object demand, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean isPermSet) +0
   System.Security.CodeAccessSecurityEngine.Check(CodeAccessPermission cap, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) +31
   System.Security.CodeAccessPermission.Demand() +46
   System.Net.NetworkInformation.IPGlobalProperties.GetIPGlobalProperties() +53
   Raven.Database.Util.PortUtil.FindPort() in PortUtil.cs:34
   Raven.Database.Util.PortUtil.GetPort(String portStr) in PortUtil.cs:17
   Raven.Database.Config.InMemoryRavenConfiguration.Initialize() in InMemoryRavenConfiguration.cs:109
   Raven.Database.Config.RavenConfiguration.LoadConfigurationAndInitialize(IEnumerable`1 values) in RavenConfiguration.cs:30
   Raven.Database.Config.RavenConfiguration..ctor() in RavenConfiguration.cs:19
   Raven.Client.Embedded.EmbeddableDocumentStore.get_Configuration() in EmbeddableDocumentStore.cs:45
   Raven.Client.Embedded.EmbeddableDocumentStore.set_DataDirectory(String value) in EmbeddableDocumentStore.cs:69
   StingyPrice.MvcApplication.Application_Start() in Global.asax.cs:42

My application is running in full trust (internal) mode but judging from that exception I’m making a bold assumption that Raven will never run unless they loosen their security policies.

Am I wrong or is it possible to run Raven Db at Winhost?
Also if it’s not possible, a list of shared web hosting providers that can run Raven Db would be much appreciated. 🙂

Answer 1

You can try http://www.winhost.com as described here:

How can I run RavenDB in a shared hosting environment?

It has the so desired Full Trust Allowed which is something one should look for in the case of RavenDB to avoid the current security permissions problems…

NOTE: I just tried this host and can confirm that it works great with RavenDB in Full Trust… 🙂