Building Background Services In .Net With Hangfire

Learn how to schedule, manage, and monitor background jobs in .NET - Lessons from a Microsoft MVP

What you'll learn

Why is it important to do some types of work in the background?

Adding HangFire to your .NET Application

Building jobs that run on demand

Building jobs that run at scheduled times

Building recurring jobs that run on intervals

Requirements

Students should have a general understanding of C# and .NET

All examples are done with .NET 7, but are easily relatable back to .NET Framework, .NET Core 3.2, .NET 5, and .NET 6.

Description

This comprehensive course is designed to teach you how to build background services in .NET using HangFire, a powerful open-source library that makes it easy to create and manage background jobs. Throughout the course, you'll learn from Kevin Griffin, a Microsoft MVP with over 17 years of experience in software development, who will guide you through the entire process, from setting up HangFire to building and managing background jobs.With Kevin's guidance, you'll start by exploring the fundamental concepts of background jobs and how they can improve the performance and scalability of your .NET application. You'll then dive into HangFire and learn how to set it up and configure it for your needs. You'll learn how to create and manage background jobs using the HangFire dashboard and how to schedule recurring jobs that run automatically at specified intervals.In addition to these core concepts, Kevin will also cover more advanced topics, such as handling errors that may occur during job execution, using HangFire with other .NET libraries and frameworks, and scaling background services to handle large volumes of jobs. You'll also learn best practices for building efficient and reliable background services that can help you optimize your application's performance and scalability.By the end of the course, you'll have a deep understanding of how to build background services in .NET using HangFire, and you'll be ready to apply these skills to your projects. Whether you're a seasoned .NET developer looking to take your skills to the next level, or a newcomer to the world of background services, this course has something for everyone. So why wait? Sign up now and start building efficient and reliable background services in .NET today!

Overview

Section 1: Course Essentials

Lecture 1 Why Background Services?

Lecture 2 Types of Background Services

Lecture 3 Github Repository

Section 2: Getting Started

Lecture 4 Installation

Lecture 5 Configuration

Lecture 6 HangFire Dashboard

Section 3: Jobs

Lecture 7 Anatomy of a Job

Lecture 8 On Demand Jobs

Lecture 9 Errors in HangFire

Lecture 10 Scheduled Jobs

Lecture 11 Recurring Jobs

Lecture 12 CRON Syntax Explained

Lecture 13 Triggering Recurring Jobs On Demand

This course is for developers looking to implement asynchronous processes or background services into their applications using HangFire.