How do you manage DI in Background Services / Hosted Services?

Updated Apr 28, 2026

Short answer

Background services run independently of user requests and usually operate as Singletons. This creates friction when they need Scoped dependencies.

Deep explanation

To use a database (Scoped) inside a background worker (Singleton), the worker must explicitly create a new dependency scope using a Scope Factory. It resolves the Scoped services, performs the work, and ensures the scope is disposed properly to release the resources.

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