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Trigger

What is Trigger? ​

Trigger is an open source Background Jobs framework for TypeScript.

Deployment Variants ​

Trigger.dev is available in two deployment configurations in Coolify:

Trigger.dev (Default) ​

  • Database: Built-in PostgreSQL
  • Use case: Standard deployments with managed database
  • Components:
    • Trigger.dev container
    • Built-in PostgreSQL container
    • Automatic database configuration and health checks

Trigger.dev with External Database ​

  • Database: External (user-provided)
  • Use case: Advanced deployments with existing database infrastructure or custom database configurations
  • Components:
    • Trigger.dev container
    • Requires DATABASE_URL environment variable pointing to your external database