You can either: - Use the [Trigger.dev Cloud](https://cloud.trigger.dev). - Or [self-host](/documentation/guides/self-hosting) the service. Once you've created an account, follow the steps in the app to: 1. Complete your account details. 2. Create your first Organization and Project. 1. Go to the "Environments & API Keys" page in your project.  2. Copy the `DEV` **SERVER** API key.  The easiest way to get started it to use the CLI. It will add Trigger.dev to your existing project, setup a route and give you an example file. In a terminal window run: ```bash npm npx @trigger.dev/cli@latest init ``` ```bash pnpm pnpm dlx @trigger.dev/cli@latest init ``` ```bash yarn yarn dlx @trigger.dev/cli@latest init ``` It will ask you a couple of questions 1. Are you using the [Trigger.dev Cloud](https://cloud.trigger.dev) or [self-hosting](/documentation/guides/self-hosting)? 2. Enter your development API key. Enter the key you copied earlier. Make sure your site is running locally, we will connect to it to register your Jobs. You must leave this running for the rest of the steps. ```bash npm npm run dev ``` ```bash pnpm pnpm run dev ``` ```bash yarn yarn run dev ```