public Startup(IHostingEnvironment hostingEnv) { this.env = hostingEnv; //convert Enums to Strings (instead of Integer) globally JsonConvert.DefaultSettings = (() => { var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings(); settings.Converters.Add(new StringEnumConverter { CamelCaseText = true }); return(settings); }); bootstrapper = new DefaultApplicationBootStrapper(); bootstrapper.AddInstaller(new WebApiInstaller()); }