src/WebApi/Common/DependencyInjectionExtensions.cs

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public static class DependencyInjectionExtensions
 
 		services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
 
+		services.AddHostedService<ApplyMigrationsService>();
+
 		return services;
 	}
 

src/WebApi/Persistence/ApplyMigrationsService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace Vegasco.WebApi.Persistence;
+
+public class ApplyMigrationsService : IHostedService
+{
+    private readonly IServiceScopeFactory _scopeFactory;
+
+    public ApplyMigrationsService(IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory)
+    {
+        _scopeFactory = scopeFactory;
+    }
+
+    public async Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        using IServiceScope scope = _scopeFactory.CreateScope();
+        await using var dbContext = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ApplicationDbContext>();
+        await dbContext.Database.MigrateAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}