Stack · Background jobs
Next.js + Trigger.dev.
Trigger.dev runs durable, long-running, retryable jobs from your Next.js app. Modern background-job platform.
CategoryBackground jobs
Best forLong-running async work
Why together · 01
Why this combo works.
Define jobs in TS, trigger from your app, run for hours, with retries and observability built in. Replaces Bull, Resque, custom workers.
Setup
Install @trigger.dev/sdk, set up the runtime, define jobs, trigger from server actions.
Gotchas
- Pricing scales with run time
- Local dev requires the dev server
- V3 syntax differs from earlier
- Long jobs need attention to retries
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