Webjobs in Azure

Azure WebJobs provide an easy way to run scripts or programs as background processes on App Service Web Apps. We can upload and run an executable file such as cmd, bat, exe (.NET), ps1, sh, PHP, py, js and jar. These programs run as WebJobs on a schedule (cron) or continuously.

The WebJobs SDK makes it easier to use Azure Storage. The WebJobs SDK has a binding and trigger system which works with Microsoft Azure Storage Blobs, Queues and Tables as well as Service Bus Queues.

Creating, deploying, and managing WebJobs is seamless with integrated tooling in Visual Studio. We can create WebJobs from templates, publish, and manage (run/stop/monitor/debug) them.

The WebJobs dashboard in the Azure portal provides powerful management capabilities that give us full control over the execution of WebJobs, including the ability to invoke individual functions within WebJobs. The dashboard also displays function runtimes and logging output.