local web server server development doesn't seem to work

[MitchellMonaghan]

I have my web application running on http://localhost:8080

I had attempted
this.run = BlazorWebViewHost.Run(this.BlazorWebView, "http://localhost:8080");
OR
this.run = BlazorWebViewHost.Run(this.BlazorWebView, "wwwroot/index.html");
this.BlazorWebView.NavigateToUrl("http://localhost:8080");

I wanted to simply point the webview at my local server as my webapp has hot reloading for fast development, but it seems the web view only serves local files.

[jspuij]

The BlazorWebView does not use a webserver. It serves files through a handler that is attached to the webview. The static files are served with the app.