podnoms/server/Providers/WebHostExtensions.cs

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using PodNoms.Api.Persistence;

namespace PodNoms.Api.Providers {
    public static class WebHostExtensions {
        public static IWebHost MigrateDatabase(this IWebHost webHost, bool isDevelopment) {
            if (isDevelopment) {
                var serviceScopeFactory = (IServiceScopeFactory)webHost.Services.GetService(typeof(IServiceScopeFactory));
                using (var scope = serviceScopeFactory.CreateScope()) {
                    var services = scope.ServiceProvider;
                    var dbContext = services.GetRequiredService<PodNomsDbContext>();
                    // dbContext.Database.EnsureDeleted();
                    dbContext.Database.EnsureCreated();
                }
            }
            return webHost;
        }
    }
}