.NET Core 3.1 Sdk.Worker with Sdk.Web Razor templates? (What is Sdk.Web doing to allow for Razor Templates?)

I'm attempting to take this example that shows how to render Razor templates to string so that i can use them for rich email templates.

https://github.com/aspnet/Entropy/tree/master/samples/Mvc.RenderViewToString

I've updated code based on this repo that describes how to update the example to .NET Core 3.1

https://github.com/scottsauber/RazorHtmlEmails

I've altered it slightly because i'm trying to use a BackgroundService Worker in order to perform the render and transmission based on database changes.

Based on the answer in this question (Can a Worker Service be called and/or used inside an existing ASPNET.Core web project?) multiple process can be running at the same time. So i setup my hostbuilder like so.

public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args)
{
    return Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
        .UseWindowsService()
        .ConfigureServices((hostContext, services) =>
        {
            services.AddDbContext<MyDataContext>(dbOptions =>
            {
                dbOptions.UseSqlServer(
                    hostContext.Configuration.GetConnectionString("db"),
                    sqlOptions => sqlOptions.EnableRetryOnFailure()
                );
            });
            // This is our main worker that will loop
            services.AddHostedService<Worker>();
            // Add NLog as the logging handler
            services.AddLogging(loggingBuilder =>
            {
                loggingBuilder.ClearProviders();
                loggingBuilder.SetMinimumLevel(LogLevel.Trace);
                loggingBuilder.AddNLog(hostContext.Configuration);
            });
        })
        // Add our template renderer
        .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(builder =>
        {
            builder.UseStartup<RazorStartup>();
        });
}

and my RazorBuilder like so..

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.AddTransient<IRazorViewToStringRenderer, RazorViewToStringRenderer>();
            services.AddRazorPages();
        }

        // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
        {
            var factory = app.ApplicationServices.GetService<IServiceScopeFactory>();
            using (var scope = factory.CreateScope())
            {
                var confirmAccountModel = new ConfirmAccountEmailViewModel($"NOOOOO");
                var service = scope.ServiceProvider.GetService<IRazorViewToStringRenderer>();
                var result = service.RenderViewToStringAsync("/Views/Emails/ConfirmAccount/ConfirmAccountEmail.cshtml", confirmAccountModel).Result;
                Console.WriteLine(result);
            }

        }

And it's all.... "working"... as long as i change the target SDK from <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Worker"> to <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">

But when i do that my ILogger for the worker loses the ability to write to console. So obviously the Sdk.Worker is doing some setup that the Sdk.Web is not doing.

When i use Sdk.Worker i get errors about not being able to find the view. This means that Sdk.Web is obviously doing something that Sdk.Worker is not.

System.AggregateException
  HResult=0x80131500
  Message=One or more errors occurred. (Unable to find view '/Views/Emails/ConfirmAccount/ConfirmAccountEmail.cshtml'. The following locations were searched:
/Views/Emails/ConfirmAccount/ConfirmAccountEmail.cshtml)
  Source=System.Private.CoreLib
  StackTrace:
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ThrowIfExceptional(Boolean includeTaskCanceledExceptions)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.GetResultCore(Boolean waitCompletionNotification)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.get_Result()
   at CompoundAlertProcessor.RazorStartup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env) in C:\Users\c.rice\Documents\Solutions\GIT\CompoundAlertProcessor\CompoundAlertProcessor\RazorStartup.cs:line 46
   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor, Boolean wrapExceptions)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.<>c__DisplayClass4_0.<Build>b__0(IApplicationBuilder builder)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostBuilder.<>c__DisplayClass13_0.<UseStartup>b__2(IApplicationBuilder app)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters.MiddlewareFilterBuilderStartupFilter.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.<Configure>g__MiddlewareFilterBuilder|0(IApplicationBuilder builder)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.HostFilteringStartupFilter.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.<Configure>b__0(IApplicationBuilder app)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.<StartAsync>d__31.MoveNext()

  This exception was originally thrown at this call stack:
    CompoundAlertProcessor.Razor.Services.RazorViewToStringRenderer.FindView(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ActionContext, string) in RazorViewToStringRenderer.cs
    CompoundAlertProcessor.Razor.Services.RazorViewToStringRenderer.RenderViewToStringAsync<TModel>(string, TModel) in RazorViewToStringRenderer.cs

Inner Exception 1:
InvalidOperationException: Unable to find view '/Views/Emails/ConfirmAccount/ConfirmAccountEmail.cshtml'. The following locations were searched:
/Views/Emails/ConfirmAccount/ConfirmAccountEmail.cshtml

I've been playing with packages and settings trying to figure out what magic Sdk.Web is doing that Sdk.Worker is not doing but i can't figure it out. I understand that the SDK loads and orchestrates a whole lot of things behinds the scenes to make your needed outcome easier to achieve, but i can't find a single thing that states what it is actually doing.

I'm worried that trying to use a worker with a base Sdk.Web will have other changes that i can't foresee right now. Is it safe to use it like this? Is there any way for me to just take the pieces i need from Sdk.Web and inject them into Sdk.Worker?

Should i just abandon using full Razor and instead try to use something like RazorLite like described here Razor email templates in .net standard 2.1 / Core 3.1 ? I'm always wary of projects that haven't been updated in multiple years.