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What is Trigger.dev?
Trigger.dev is an open source background jobs framework that lets you write reliable workflows in plain async code. Run long-running AI tasks, handle complex background jobs, and build AI agents with built-in queuing, automatic retries, and real-time monitoring. No timeouts, elastic scaling, and zero infrastructure management required. We provide everything you need to build and manage background tasks: a CLI and SDK for writing tasks in your existing codebase, support for both regular and scheduled tasks, full observability through our dashboard, and a Realtime API with React hooks for showing task status in your frontend. You can use Trigger.dev Cloud or self-host on your own infrastructure.Learn the concepts
Writing tasks
Tasks are the core of Trigger.dev. Learn what they are and how to write them.
Triggering tasks
Learn how to trigger tasks from your codebase.
Runs
Runs are the instances of tasks that are executed. Learn how they work.
API keys
API keys are used to authenticate requests to the Trigger.dev API. Learn how to create and use
them.
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Scheduled tasks (cron)
Scheduled tasks are a type of task that is scheduled to run at a specific time.
Realtime API
The Realtime API allows you to trigger tasks and get the status of runs.
React hooks
React hooks are a way to show task status in your frontend.
Waits
Waits are a way to wait for a task to finish before continuing.
Errors and retries
Learn how to handle errors and retries.
Concurrency & Queues
Configure what you want to happen when there is more than one run at a time.
Wait for token (human-in-the-loop)
Pause runs until a token is completed via an approval workflow.
Build extensions
Customize the build process or the resulting bundle and container image.
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| Extension | What it does | Docs |
|---|---|---|
| prismaExtension | Use Prisma with Trigger.dev | Learn more |
| pythonExtension | Execute Python scripts in Trigger.dev | Learn more |
| playwright | Use Playwright with Trigger.dev | Learn more |
| puppeteer | Use Puppeteer with Trigger.dev | Learn more |
| lightpanda | Use Lightpanda with Trigger.dev | Learn more |
| ffmpeg | Use FFmpeg with Trigger.dev | Learn more |
| aptGet | Install system packages with aptGet | Learn more |
| additionalFiles | Copy additional files to the build directory | Learn more |
| additionalPackages | Include additional packages in the build | Learn more |
| syncEnvVars | Automatically sync environment variables to Trigger.dev | Learn more |
| esbuildPlugin | Add existing or custom esbuild plugins to your build process | Learn more |
| emitDecoratorMetadata | Support for the emitDecoratorMetadata TypeScript compiler | Learn more |
| audioWaveform | Support for Audio Waveform in your project | Learn more |
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Lightpanda
Getting help
We’d love to hear from you or give you a hand getting started. Here are some ways to get in touch with us.Join our Discord server
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Schedule a call
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