What is Hangfire? Hangfire is an open-source library that allows you to perform background processing in .NET applications. It enables you to create, manage, and monitor jobs efficiently, whether they are one-time tasks or recurring jobs. With Hangfire, you can offload work from the main application thread, ensuring that your application remains responsive. Getting Started with Hangfire Installation To get started, you’ll need to install the Hangfire NuGet package.