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

Links

• Official Website
• GitHub