How should I run long-running or recurring taks in a self-hosted .net core mvc application?

Question

What is the best practice for running additional continuous tasks(eg a timer) in .net core mvc application (since there is no Application_start event). Should i place it in the Main method or somewhere else?

It's a self-hosted app.

Answer 1

I would create it a separate Console App and schedule a window task using Task Scheduler to execute this app as needed, this is the case if you are deploying in a VM, if you are deploying to Azure, then it will be a Web Job.

I will do my best to keep away any long running processes from MVC