Handling Background Tasks with Hosted Services in ASP.NET Core
Effortlessly Manage Background Tasks with Hosted Services in ASP.NET Core
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Hi Devs, In most applications, you may need to perform tasks that don’t directly involve user interaction. Examples include sending notifications, processing files, cleaning up resources, or monitoring system health. ASP.NET Core provides a clean way to handle such tasks using Hosted Services. This article explains hosted services with detailed examples to help you use them effectively.
What Are Hosted Services?
A Hosted Service is a class that runs background tasks within the lifetime of an ASP.NET Core application. It is designed to perform work independently of incoming HTTP requests. Hosted services are implemented using the IHostedService interface.
Key Features of Hosted Services:
- They start running when the application starts.
- They stop gracefully when the application shuts down.
- They integrate seamlessly with ASP.NET Core’s dependency injection (DI) system.
