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Introduction

If you’re setting up your project for the first time, we recommend using the CLI by following the Quickstart guide.

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init Command

The init command incorporates Trigger.dev into your project. It performs the following functions:
  • Adds Trigger.dev to the project.
  • Creates a new route.
  • Generates an example file. During execution, this command requires some configuration parameters. Detailed information on these parameters can be found in the next section.
Your first Job
 Run this init command in a terminal window to setup your project with Trigger.dev 
npx @trigger.dev/cli@latest init

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CLI steps explained

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Option 1: Trigger.dev Cloud
Trigger.dev Cloud is a fully hosted service that provides the easiest and quickest way to use Trigger.dev.
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Option 2: Self-hosted
Instead of using the Trigger.dev Cloud service which we host for you, you can host the Trigger.dev platform yourself. We provide an official Trigger.dev Docker image you can use to easily self-host on your preferred platform. More information on self-hosting can be found in the self-hosting section of the docs here.
When following the self-hosting guide you will deploy your Docker image to a platform of your choice. After completing this step, enter the URL of your self-hosted instance in this CLI step.
To locate your development API key, login to the Trigger.dev dashboard and select the Project you want to connect to. Then click on the Environments & API Keys tab in the left menu. You can copy your development API Key from the field at the top of this page. (Your development key will start with tr_dev_).
Enter a custom ID or use the default by hitting enter. You can learn more about endpoints here.

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dev Command

Once you’re running your project locally, you can then execute the dev CLI command to run Trigger.dev locally. You should run this command every time you want to use Trigger.dev locally.
Your first Job
Make sure your site is running locally before continuing. You must also leave this dev terminal command running while you develop.
In a new terminal window or tab run: 
npx @trigger.dev/cli@latest dev

You can optionally pass the port if you’re not running on 3000 by adding --port 3001 to the end
You can optionally pass the hostname if you’re not running on localhost by adding --hostname <host>. For example, in case your app is running on 0.0.0.0: --hostname 0.0.0.0.

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update Command

The update command will update all Trigger.dev packages to the latest version. 
npx @trigger.dev/cli@latest update

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whoami Command

The whoami command will print out information about your current Trigger.dev project and environment, based on the API key found in your .env or .env.local file 
npx @trigger.dev/cli@latest whoami

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send-event Command

The send-event command will send an event to your Trigger.dev project. This is useful for testing your Trigger.dev project locally. 
npx @trigger.dev/cli@latest send-event -n "event.name" -p "{ \"key\": \"value\" }"