Fire Cron job automatically when application run .Net core 6

Question

I have created a cron job in an API controller in .NET Core 6 as follows:

[HttpGet]
[Route("api/RunMyJob")]
public void RunMyJob()
{
    RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate(() => jobmethod(), Cron.DayInterval(5));
}

[NonAction]
public async Task jobmethod()
{
    // ........
}

I want to fire this job automatically when the project is run, without calling the API in the browser.

Answer 1

Please check the official doc about Background tasks with hosted services in ASP.NET Core .

Best code examples:

In ASP.NET Core 3.1, how can I schedule a background task (Cron Jobs) with hosted services for a specific date and time in the future?