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Everything we launched during launchweek[0]

Launch week

Everything we launched during launchweek[0]

A recap of all the new features we announced during our first launch week.

James Ritchie

James Ritchie

Run Engine 2.0 (alpha)

Launch week

Run Engine 2.0 (alpha)

Warm starts, multi-region workers, self-hosted workers, and new waitpoints.

Matt Aitken

Matt Aitken

Batch processing

Launch week

Batch processing

A bunch of improvements to our batch processing system, including new limits and dashboard visibility.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

Trigger from the frontend

Launch week

Trigger from the frontend

Trigger.dev now supports triggering tasks from the frontend.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

Build extensions

Launch week

Build extensions

Install system packages, like FFmpeg and Puppeteer, and modify the build process.

Matt Aitken

Matt Aitken

Realtime goes GA

Launch week

Realtime goes GA

Keep your users updated with real-time task progress. Now with LLM streaming support and increased limits.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

How NUMI uses Trigger.dev to build resilient systems

Customer story

How NUMI uses Trigger.dev to build resilient systems

Agree Ahmed, CEO of NUMI, shares his story of how they have re-architected their code to use Trigger.dev, and how it has changed the way they think about building complex distributed systems.

Agree Ahmed

Agree Ahmed

Real-time PDF conversion with Trigger.dev: Papermark’s success story

Customer story

Real-time PDF conversion with Trigger.dev: Papermark’s success story

Marc Seitz, co-founder of Papermark, runs through how they have used Trigger.dev to build a real-time PDF conversion service, with thousands of conversions successfully processed per month.

Marc Seitz

Marc Seitz

How to scrape a website using Browserbase, Puppeteer, OpenAI and Trigger.dev

Article

How to scrape a website using Browserbase, Puppeteer, OpenAI and Trigger.dev

Learn how to scrape the top 3 articles from Hacker News and email yourself a summary every weekday at 9AM.

James Ritchie

James Ritchie

Trigger anything from a database change using Supabase with Trigger.dev

Article

Trigger anything from a database change using Supabase with Trigger.dev

Learn how to use Trigger.dev with Supabase to create event-driven workflows. We'll cover triggering tasks from Edge Functions, performing database operations, and building a video processing pipeline with AI transcription.

Dan Patel

Dan Patel

From beta to 3.0: Trigger.dev v3 reaches GA

Article

From beta to 3.0: Trigger.dev v3 reaches GA

Trigger.dev v3 is now out of beta and at v3.0.0. This release includes a new CLI, a revamped build system, and more.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

How we stopped xmin horizon blocking Postgres vacuuming: a deepdive

Article

How we stopped xmin horizon blocking Postgres vacuuming: a deepdive

We encountered an issue with xmin horizon blocking Postgres vacuuming, causing system slowdowns. Learn about our troubleshooting process, the solution we implemented, and our steps to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Matt Aitken

Matt Aitken

Trigger.dev v2 end-of-life and how to upgrade to v3

Announcement

Trigger.dev v2 end-of-life and how to upgrade to v3

Trigger.dev v2 will reach end-of-life on January 31st 2025. Here's what you need to know and how to migrate to v3.

James Ritchie

James Ritchie

Trigger.dev v3 is now open to everyone

Announcement

Trigger.dev v3 is now open to everyone

Today, I'm excited to announce that Trigger.dev v3 is now open to everyone. No more waitlist!

James Ritchie

James Ritchie

How we tamed Node.js event loop lag: a deepdive

Article

How we tamed Node.js event loop lag: a deepdive

We recently experienced some service degradation and downtime due to event loop lag in our Node.js service. Here's how we diagnosed and fixed the issue.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

Incident report on May 10, 2024

Incident

Incident report on May 10, 2024

There was a major incident which caused runs to process extremely slowly and the dashboard to be unavailable. Here's what happened and what we've changed to prevent it from happening again.

Matt Aitken

Matt Aitken

Trigger.dev v3 Developer Preview is now available

Announcement

Trigger.dev v3 Developer Preview is now available

Today you can get early access to v3. No timeouts, easy reliability and a new dashboard for finding and fixing bugs.

Matt Aitken

Matt Aitken

Trigger.dev v3: Durable Serverless functions. No timeouts.

Announcement

Trigger.dev v3: Durable Serverless functions. No timeouts.

Write regular code and gvet durability with no timeouts. This means writing long-running tasks is far easier than before.

Matt Aitken

Matt Aitken

November 2023 Highlights

Update

November 2023 Highlights

Here's everything we've shipped during November 2023.

James Ritchie

James Ritchie

Train ChatGPT on your Documentation

Article

Train ChatGPT on your Documentation

In this tutorial, we will build a system that indexes your website and lets you query it.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

Top 4 ways to send notifications about new GitHub stars

Article

Top 4 ways to send notifications about new GitHub stars

Learn how to get notified about new GitHub stars every day using email, SMS, Slack and Discord.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

Take NextJS to the next level: Create a GitHub stars monitor

Article

Take NextJS to the next level: Create a GitHub stars monitor

Learn how to create a GitHub stars monitor to check your stars over months and how many stars you get daily.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

Creating a resume builder with NextJS, Trigger.dev and GPT4

Article

Creating a resume builder with NextJS, Trigger.dev and GPT4

Learn how to create a resume builder using NextJS, Trigger.dev, Resend, and OpenAI.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

October 2023 Highlights

Update

October 2023 Highlights

Here's everything we've shipped during October 2023.

James Ritchie

James Ritchie

Turn your face into a super-hero with NextJS, Replicate, and Trigger.dev

Article

Turn your face into a super-hero with NextJS, Replicate, and Trigger.dev

Learn how to build a web application that allows users to generate AI images of themselves based on the prompt provided.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

Get visibility on X (Twitter): Schedule your posts with NextJS

Article

Get visibility on X (Twitter): Schedule your posts with NextJS

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an X post scheduler using X, Supabase and Trigger.dev.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

September 2023 Highlights

Update

September 2023 Highlights

Here's everything we've shipped during September 2023. TL;DR: a lot!

James Ritchie

James Ritchie

Achieve NextJS Mastery: Build a Sales Page with Stripe and Airtable

Article

Achieve NextJS Mastery: Build a Sales Page with Stripe and Airtable

Learn how to build a sales landing page using Next.js, Stripe, Airtable and Trigger.dev.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

Generator unlocked: Create memes with ChatGPT and NextJS

Article

Generator unlocked: Create memes with ChatGPT and NextJS

Learn how to build a meme generator in Next.js using Trigger.dev.

Eric Allam

Eric Allam

Trigger.dev raises $3M

Announcement

Trigger.dev raises $3M

Trigger.dev, the open source background jobs framework, has today announced a $3M seed round.

James Ritchie

James Ritchie

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