Trigger.dev Project Structure

The open-source platform for building background jobs and AI workflows. A TypeScript monorepo featuring a Remix-based dashboard and specialized infrastructure components.

Updated 2025-12-30

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Project Directory

trigger.dev/

apps/

Internal applications

webapp/

Main dashboard (Remix)

app/

Remix application code

components/

React components

routes/

Remix routes

services/

Business logic

presenters/

Data transformation

prisma/

Database schema

public/

Static assets

remix.config.js

coordinator/

Job coordination service

supervisor/

Job supervision service

docker-provider/

Docker execution provider

packages/

Shared and public packages

trigger-sdk/

Public @trigger.dev/sdk

src/

v3/

SDK v3 implementation

package.json

core/

Shared core logic & types

react-hooks/

Frontend React hooks

redis-worker/

Redis-backed worker

internal-packages/

Private shared packages

database/

Shared Prisma client

emails/

Email templates

docker/

Docker compose & deployment configs

docs/

Documentation site source

turbo.json

Turborepo configuration

pnpm-workspace.yaml

pnpm monorepo config

package.json

Root workspace file

Repository Info

Repository-triggerdotdev/trigger.dev
Stars-10k+
License-Apache-2.0
Last Analyzed-December 2025

Tech Stack

Framework-Remix (Dashboard)
Language-TypeScript
Database-PostgreSQL with Prisma
Runtime-Node.js
Infrastructure-Docker, Kubernetes, Redis
Monorepo-Turborepo + pnpm

Architecture Notes

Trigger.dev uses a multi-service monorepo architecture. The apps/ directory contains independent services like the web dashboard (Remix), a coordinator for managing runs, and providers for different execution environments (Docker/Kubernetes). Shared logic is extracted into packages/ (public SDKs) and internal-packages/ (private shared code). They use Prisma for database management and Turborepo for build orchestration.

Key Directories

apps/webapp/-Main Remix application for the Trigger.dev dashboard
apps/coordinator/-The central service that coordinates task execution
packages/trigger-sdk/-The public SDK developers use in their own apps
internal-packages/database/-Centralized Prisma schema and database access layer

Why This Structure?

Trigger.dev is a prime example of a modern, production-grade TypeScript monorepo. It shows how to separate concerns between a user-facing dashboard, a public SDK, and backend infrastructure services while sharing a unified data model and core logic. Highly recommended for developers building complex distributed systems.

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