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title: "How to Handle Background Tasks in .NET Core Using Hosted Services?"  
description: "How to Handle Background Tasks in .NET Core Using Hosted Services?"  
author: "Anubhav Sharma"  
published: 2024-12-17  
updated: 2024-12-17  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/113653/how-to-handle-background-tasks-in-dot-net-core-using-hosted-services  
category: "application"  
tags: ["c#", ".net programming"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to Handle Background Tasks in .NET Core Using Hosted Services?

*I [must](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23265/musician-movie-songs-a-must-have-new-model) run [periodic](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35728/what-is-the-number-of-periods-in-which-periodic-table-is-divided) [background tasks](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158891/how-can-you-handle-background-tasks-in-android) in my .NET [Core application](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159752/what-is-a-nullreferenceexception-and-how-can-you-prevent-it-in-your-dot-net-core-application) (e.g., every hour [data](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23186/how-becoming-a-data-analyst-can-be-a-lucrative-career) [cleanup](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12848/4-ways-in-which-a-professional-crime-scene-cleanup-company-may-be-resourceful)). What is the best way to use* `IHostedService` *or* `BackgroundService` *for this [purpose](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/247/no-fail-policy-failing-its-purpose)? Are there any caveats to watch out for?*


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