Quartz.net windows service core concepts

Question

I want to work with job scheduling and browsing on the internet I saw that Quartz.Net is a good option for it. Many blogs show that a windows service must be initialized and my question is: is it always necessary to start a windows service and embed it to run a job scheduler? Is there a way to run a job scheduler without using a windows service, I ask this because I have a access to a hosting that has only a web panel and I don't think it will let start a windows service.

Thanks for reading

Answer 1

Well, a alternative to writing a simple windows service, is to use the inbuilt windows task scheduler, if you have administrative permissions on the machine you would like to configure. To configure a task in Task Scheduler, have a look at the following Microsoft Article

Working with a windows service is very simple too, a good starting point is as shown below

Walkthrough: Creating a Windows Service Application in the Component Designer

I have worked on Quartz.NET and recommend it highly. The best resources that I used when working with Quartz are as given in the following SO Post .

Quartz can also be used in a ASP.NET web application

• How to use Quartz.net with ASP.NET
• Quartz.net setup in an asp.net website