Hosting gRPC server on Windows Server 2016 - windows-services

I am currently working my way into gRPC. So far, I've created a gRPC server which runs on my machine as a service and listens on localhost. This works fine, when starting the client I get the expected results. Both client and server are targeting .Net framework 4.5.1.
However, I want to run the server as a service on a Windows Server 2016 and access it via a client from machines in the same domain.
All tutorials and examples I've found only show how to do it on localhost, which doesn't work when connecting to another machine. Can someone point me in the right direction of a guide or explain to me what to do to make the connection?

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So firstly - trying to connect via PHP / SQLSRV directly to the server doesn't work (even if I allow all internet traffic to connect to the server via the firewall) - which is odd as SMSS works. The server is Win2012 and TLS 1.2 is enabled - but I get Error code 0x2746. Investigating this, I think its something to do with openssl 1.1.1 and SQL Server still only using SHA1 - I modified the openssl.cnf file to SECLEVEL=1 - still not dice.
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Morning,
I am in the process of moving our plastic server to a new machine. All going well so far, users, configs good, databases still transferring (will take a while).
However, I've tripped at a basic hurdle. Clients on our network are unable to see the server and it appears to be linked to good ol' windows firewall - as on disabling windows firewall on the server the client is then able to see the server.
Info:
Server OS: Windows Server 2019 Standard v. 1809
Client OS: Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro
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My setup details are as follows.
VM with Server 2008 (Domain Controller), Visual Studio 2013, SQL etc and development tools
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I can access and use/debug the app fine on the VM using localhost, this has always worked. However, when I run ngrok and then access the app from outside the VM I get the login credential prompt (was expecting this). I enter the correct user/password and I still get 401 Unauthorised and cannot access the app.
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I also have a virtual machine which runs on Windows XP and NOT part of the domain (login as a local user). I have a VB6 project running on this VM and I want to connect to the TFS to share and control my VB6 code but I keep on getting The Request Failed with HTTP status 404: Not found.
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj684580(v=vs.105).aspx - only the part called 'Quick solution with IIS Express' ( parts 1 to 4 )
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