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Software Engineering•October 21, 2023•8 min read

Trigger.dev: Background Jobs for Serverless

Trigger.dev provides reliable background jobs designed for serverless environments.

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Trigger.dev handles background jobs in serverless apps. Jobs run beyond function timeouts. Built-in retries and error handling. Observability dashboard included.

Job Types

Regular jobs for background processing. Scheduled jobs for recurring tasks. Webhook jobs for event handling. Fan-out jobs for parallel processing.

  • Define jobs with TypeScript decorators
  • Configure retries and timeouts
  • Use built-in integrations for common services
  • Monitor jobs in the dashboard
  • Debug with detailed run logs

Integrations

Built-in integrations for Slack, email, databases. Custom integrations with any API. Composable tasks for complex workflows. Type-safe throughout.

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