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title: "Introduction"
description: "Welcome to the Trigger.dev v3 documentation."
---

## What is Trigger.dev (v3)?

Trigger.dev v3 makes it easy to write reliable long-running tasks without timeouts.

- We run your tasks with no timeouts. You don't have to manage any infrastructure (unless you [self-host](/open-source-self-hosting)). Workers are automatically scaled and managed for you.
- We provide a multi-tenant queue that is used when triggering tasks.
- We provide an SDK and CLI for writing tasks in your existing codebase, inside [/trigger folders](/config/config-file).
- We provide different types of tasks: [regular](/tasks-regular) and [scheduled](/tasks/scheduled).
- We provide a dashboard for monitoring, debugging, and managing your tasks.
- We provide a [Realtime API](/realtime) for monitoring tasks in real-time, along with [React hooks](/frontend/react-hooks#realtime-hooks) for building custom dashboards.

We're [open source](https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev) and you can choose to use the [Trigger.dev Cloud](https://cloud.trigger.dev) or [Self-host Trigger.dev](/open-source-self-hosting) on your own infrastructure.

## Getting started

### Video walkthrough

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### Quick start, writing tasks and guides

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    Go from zero to running your first task in 3 minutes.
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    Tasks are the core of Trigger.dev. Learn what they are and how to write them.
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    Detailed guides for setting up Trigger.dev with popular frameworks and services, including
    Next.js, Remix, Supabase and more.
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    Code you can use in your own projects, including OpenAI, Deepgram, FFmpeg, Puppeteer, Stripe,
    Supabase and many more.
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## Getting help

We'd love to hear from you or give you a hand getting started. Here are some ways to get in touch with us. We'd also ❤️ your support.

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    The help forum is a great place to get help with any questions about Trigger.dev.
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    Follow us on X (Twitter) to get the latest updates and news.
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    Arrange a call with one of the founders. We can help answer questions and give 1-on-1 help
    building your first task.
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    Check us out at triggerdotdev/trigger.dev
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