WCF: Fix the Endpoint Address When Using externalMetadataLocation

WCF allows you to specify an external WSDL file that should be published with the service rather than WCF's generated WSDL. In a WSDL-first design approach, it makes a lot of sense to publish the source WSDL rather than the generated WSDL.

This is set using the externalMetadataLocation:

<serviceBehaviors>
  <behavior>
    <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" externalMetadataLocation="path_to_my_wsdl.wsdl"/>
    <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false"/>
  </behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>

The problem I'm encountering is that when I do this, it serves the WSDL straight-up, which has the wrong endpoint address. I want the endpoint address to be replaced at run-time with the real endpoint address of the service (which will differ depending on where it is deployed).

Is there an easy way to do this?

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