Scheduled WebJob

When using the Azure WebJobs SDK you can use TimerTrigger to declare job functions that run on a schedule. For example here's a function that runs immediately on startup, then every two hours thereafter:

public static void StartupJob(
[TimerTrigger("0 0 */2 * * *", RunOnStartup = true)] TimerInfo timerInfo)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Timer job fired!");
}

You can get TimerTrigger and other extensions by installing the Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions nuget package. More information on TimerTrigger and the other extensions in that package and how to use them can be found in the azure-webjobs-sdk-extensions repo. When using the TimerTrigger, be sure to add a call to config.UseTimers() to your startup code to register the extension.

When using the Azure WebJobs SDK, you deploy your code to a Continuous WebJob, with AlwaysOn enabled. You can then add however many scheduled functions you desire in that WebJob.

An easy way to trigger a WebJob on a schedule would be to code it as a regular console application, and just add a 'settings.job' with the cron based scheduling configuration to the project. For example, the following definition would trigger it every 5 minutes:

{
  "schedule": "0 */5 * * * *"
}

No need to use JobHost, just make sure your WebApp is configured as 'Always On'. You should then deploy the job as a triggered WebJob.