apiintermediate⏱ 20 min setup
Trigger.dev
Background jobs with observability. Cron, webhooks, and long-running tasks.
Plain language
What is it?
A tool for running scheduled and background tasks — things that happen on a timer or in response to events, with a clear view of what's running.
Why use it at a hackathon?
When you need scheduled jobs (run every night at midnight) or long-running tasks with visibility into what's happening and easy debugging.
Common use
Daily environmental data pulls, weekly food pantry stock reports, scheduled health check-ins, automated civic data refreshes.
Tags
background-jobscronwebhooksobservability
At a glance
Setup time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: intermediate
Skill: Intermediate. Similar to Inngest. Trigger.dev has strong observability — you can see every job run and what happened. Good for debugging during hackathons.
Impact context
Challenge domains
Climate & EnvironmentCivic TechFood & AgricultureHealth & WellbeingEnergy & Utilities
SDGs
Climate ActionZero HungerGood HealthAffordable Energy
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Add it to your hackathon session workspace.