Web api service self hosted using OWIN

web-api-self-hosted-Program.cs

using Microsoft.Owin.Hosting;
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
//Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.OwinSelfHost
namespace WebApi.SelfHosting.POC
{
    static class Program
    {
        static void Main() 
        {
            string baseAddress = "http://localhost:8888/"; 
            // Start OWIN host 
            using (WebApp.Start<Startup>(baseAddress))
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to quit.");
                Console.ReadKey();
            } 

            Console.ReadLine(); 
        }

    }
}

web-api-self-hosted-Startup.cs

using Owin;
using System.Web.Http;
//Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.OwinSelfHost
namespace WebApi.SelfHosting.POC
{
    public class Startup
    {
        // This code configures Web API. The Startup class is specified as a type
        // parameter in the WebApp.Start method.
        public void Configuration(IAppBuilder appBuilder)
        {
            // Configure Web API for self-host. 
            HttpConfiguration config = new HttpConfiguration();
            config.Routes.MapHttpRoute("DefaultApi", "{controller}/{id}", new{ id = RouteParameter.Optional });

            appBuilder.UseWebApi(config);
        }
    } 
}