title: Running background tasks periodically in an ASP.NET Core RC2 application
body: <p>I'm working on an ASP.NET Core RC2 application. There is a requirement for this application to periodically invoke certain tasks, such as sending emails or invoking specific business logic.  </p>
  
  <p>I'm aware that there are third-party libraries such as Hangfire or Quartz.NET that provide this scheduling functionality out-of-the-box. However I don't think either of these currently support ASP.NET Core RC2. Are there are any other options available that are compatible with ASP.NET Core RC2?</p>
  
  <p>If not, I guess a possible option is to use one of these third-party libraries from within a separate windows service, which could then target a supported version of .NET. This service could then periodically make requests to the ASP.NET application through its Web API in order to invoke the tasks. </p>
  
  <p>However I'd prefer not to have a separate service as it increases the number of moving parts and complicates the deployment of our application.</p>