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Allows you to write long-running background jobs in your codebase with zero config, solving the serverless timeout problem elegantly.

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Best For

Long-running jobs (AI generation, video processing) that would timeout on Vercel

Recommended use case

Developers who want to write background jobs as code without infrastructure

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Reliable webhooks and event-driven architectures

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Resources

Trigger.dev Guide | AI Navigator | AI Navigator