matthew-oduamafu / hangfireandsendgrid

The Hangfire Email Scheduler is a project that demonstrates how to use the Hangfire package to schedule and execute background tasks for sending newsletter emails at regular intervals. The project utilizes Hangfire's background job processing capabilities and integrates with the SendGrid package for sending emails.

Using Hangfire and SendGrid to Send asynchronous emails

Description

This project demonstrates how to use Hangfire and SendGrid to send newsletter emails in the background at a 2-minute interval.

Features

• Background task processing using Hangfire
• Sending emails using SendGrid
• Configurable email interval

Technologies

• Hangfire
• SendGrid

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/Matthew-Oduamafu/HangfireAndSendGrid.git
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd HangfireAndSendGrid
3. Install dependencies: dotnet restore
4. Configure SendGrid API key:
   • Open appsettings.json file
   • Replace YOUR_SENDGRID_API_KEY with your actual SendGrid API key or Add ApiKey to Environment variables
5. Build the project: dotnet build

Usage

1. Run the project: dotnet run
2. Access the application at: https://localhost:7256
3. The newsletter emails will be sent automatically in the background at a 2-minute interval.

Configuration

• appsettings.json: Contains configuration settings for Hangfire and SendGrid.