FastJobs.Core 1.0.0

Fastjobs

Welcome to the Quick Start Guide for Getting up and running with FastJobs .

FastJobs is a lightweight .NET background job processing library built for simplicity and speed. As you read this guide, expect to see details of:

• Fastjobs Installation
• Configuration & Setup

Fastjobs Installation

You can install Fastjobs via the .NET CLI or the NuGet Package Manager.

.NET CLI

dotnet add package FastJobs

Package Manager Console (Visual Studio)

Install-Package FastJobs

NuGet Packages

FastJobs is split into focused packages so you only install what you need.

FastJobs Core engine already discussed above and required for all setups

FastJobs.SqlServer Sql Server Required for Persistance persistence for recurring jobs Currently Supports only My Sql

dotnet add package FastJobs.SqlServer

FastJobs.Dashboard Optional RCL dashboard for monitoring and observability

dotnet add package FastJobs.Dashboard

Configuration & Setup

Fastjobs Is Very Easy To Setup And Get Going. The main job scheduling services you will be interacting with live in Fastjobs namespace and the persistence layer for sql in Fastjobs.sqlServer namespace.

To use Fastjobs Add the following using statements

using FastJobs;
using FastJobs.SqlServer;

Next Call builder.Services.AddFastJobs() with Options for extra config info like so

string connectionString = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DB_CONNECTION_STRING");
builder.Services.AddFastJobs(
    option => {  option.WorkerCount = 4; },

    //Fastjobs.sqlServer only has mysql / mariadb provider as of april 2026
     new FastJobs.SqlServer.FastJobMysqlDependencies(
        options => options.ConnectionString =  connectionString
    )
);

//TO INCLUDE THE WEB DASHBOARD
builder.Services.AddFastjobsDashboard();

to Finish up configuration call use FastJobs()

var app = builder.Build();

app.Services.UseFastJobs();

if you would like to include the Web Dashboard NB: This Wont work if your application does not use a Web host

//ADD USING STATEMENT 
using FastJobs.Dashboard;

/*{
    DI And Services Setup
}*/

var app = builder.Build();

app.UseFastjobsDashboard("/Dashboard"); //should come before routing is done to allow rewriting path to internal Dashboard path
app.UseStaticFiles();   
app.UseRouting();
app.UseAntiforgery();   

//Expose Dashboard Components
app.MapFastjobsDashboard();

app.UseFastJobs();