Media Platform Failed , Adress is alredy in use

[kamize31]

I’m running a Microsoft Graph Calling/Recording Bot (Application-Hosted Media) as a self-hosted .NET 6 app on Windows Server using Kestrel (console exe / Windows Service).

The app starts and Kestrel binds correctly, ICommunicationsClient begins building, but during CommunicationsClientBuilder.Build() the SDK calls MediaPlatform.Initialize() and it fails with:

SkypeMediaException: Address already in use

This happens even though Kestrel and MediaPlatform are configured on different ports.

Environment

OS: Windows Server (self-hosted)

Runtime: .NET 6.0

Hosting: Kestrel (NOT IIS)

Scenario: Application-Hosted Media (Graph Calling/Recording Bot)

SDK Versions

Microsoft.Graph.Communications.Calls.Media: 1.2.0.5304

Microsoft.Graph.Communications.Client: 1.2.0.5304

Microsoft.Graph.Communications.Core: 1.2.0.5304

Microsoft.Skype.Bots.Media: 1.31.0.225-preview

Expected behavior

Kestrel binds http://127.0.0.1:5000 for bot callbacks/notifications

MediaPlatform binds media ports starting from 8445

Both should coexist without conflicts

MediaPlatform.Initialize() should succeed

Actual behavior

Kestrel starts successfully on port 5000

CommunicationsClientBuilder.Build() triggers media init

Media init fails with Address already in use

MediaPlatform Settings (Startup.cs)
var mediaPlatformSettings = new MediaPlatformSettings
{
ApplicationId = "<APP_ID>",
MediaPlatformInstanceSettings = new MediaPlatformInstanceSettings
{
CertificateThumbprint = "<**************>",
InstanceInternalPort = ******,
InstancePublicPort = **,
InstancePublicIPAddress = IPAddress.Any,
ServiceFqdn = "bot.example.com",
MediaPortRange = new PortRange(, ****)
}
};

var notificationUrl = new Uri("https://bot.example.com/callback");
var serviceBaseUrl = new Uri("https://127.0.0.1:9443/");

var builder = new CommunicationsClientBuilder(
"MyBot",
"<APP_ID>",
graphLogger)
.SetAuthenticationProvider(authProvider)
.SetNotificationUrl(notificationUrl)
.SetServiceBaseUrl(serviceBaseUrl)
.SetMediaPlatformSettings(mediaPlatformSettings);

var client = builder.Build(); // ❌ fails: Address already in use

Initialization timing

I tried deferring MediaPlatform initialization until after Kestrel is listening:

public class MediaPlatformHostedService : IHostedService
{
public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
_lifetime.ApplicationStarted.Register(() =>
{
var communicationsClient =
_serviceProvider.GetRequiredService();
});

    return Task.CompletedTask;
}

}

But Build() still fails once it reaches MediaPlatform.Initialize().

Logs (simplified)
[INF] Kestrel is listening on port 5000
[INF] Initializing Media Platform
[INF] InstanceInternalPort=8445, InstancePublicPort=8445
[CRT] SkypeMediaException: Address already in use

Checks already done

Certificate installed in LocalMachine\My and thumbprint is correct

Firewall rules allow UDP traffic for the media range

Verified no other process is using ports 5000, 8445, or 9443

Running as admin / service account with required permissions

Questions
ServiceBaseUrl

Does SetServiceBaseUrl() affect local port binding?

If I set https://127.0.0.1:internal-port/, can MediaPlatform attempt to bind to ***** internally?

What is the correct ServiceBaseUrl for a Kestrel self-hosted bot?

Should it match the public bot URL (e.g., https://bot.example.com/) instead of localhost?

Windows / HTTP.sys

Can there be a conflict with HTTP.sys?

Do Kestrel + MediaPlatform share URLACL reservations?

Does MediaPlatform require “exclusive” binding behavior that can collide even when ports differ?

Port usage rules

Are InstanceInternalPort and InstancePublicPort both being 8445 correct?

Should MediaPortRange start at a different port than InstanceInternalPort?

Initialization behavior

Does MediaPlatform.Initialize() bind ports immediately during Build()?

Is there any supported way to separate “build client” from “bind media sockets”?

Known issues / workarounds

Any known bugs or constraints when running MediaPlatform alongside Kestrel (non-IIS) on Windows Server?

What I’m asking for

The correct SetServiceBaseUrl() value for Kestrel self-hosted deployments

Confirmation of whether MediaPlatform binds ports based on ServiceBaseUrl or only from InstanceInternalPort / MediaPortRange

A recommended port layout to avoid collisions

Any Windows-specific gotchas (HTTP.sys reservations, excluded port ranges, etc.)

[InDieTasten]

That's a lot of questions. I can provide to you the following sample that hosts a working local media bot with Kestrel:
https://github.com/LM-Development/aks-sample/blob/main/src/RecordingBot.Services/ServiceSetup/AppHost.cs

Since there are a bunch of settings passed in and I don't know their runtime values for our working bot out of my head, you'd have to traverse the values from the deployment job in that same repo https://github.com/LM-Development/aks-sample/blob/main/.github/workflows/routine-deployenvironment.yml

Those defaults are passed through the helm chart right here https://github.com/LM-Development/aks-sample/tree/main/deploy/teams-recording-bot towards the pods in our K8s setup, bound via env variables.

Hope you are familiar with Helm, otherwise AI might be able to help out as well trying to walk the path from workflow parameters to bound setting values in AppHost.