Building a Background Task Scheduler in ASP.NET Core: Step-by-Step Guide
Introduction: In many web applications, there arises a need to perform certain tasks in the background at regular intervals, such as sending emails, updating caches, or fetching data from external sources. ASP.NET Core provides a easy way to achieve this through hosted services. In this blog, will walk through the process of creating a simple background task scheduler using ASP.NET Core's hosted services feature. Step 1: Creating a New ASP.NET Core Web Application Launch Visual Studio. Click on "Create a new project". In the "Create a new project" window, select "ASP.NET Core Web Application" and click Next. Project Name: Enter SampleBackgroundService. Location: Choose a location to save your project. Click Next. Step 2: Creating the Background Service Create a new class named MyBackgroundService.cs in your project and implement the background task logic. This class should inherit from BackgroundService and override the ExecuteAsync method