---
id: guides-reliable-scheduling-with-trigger
title: Reliable scheduling with Trigger.dev
meta:
    description: Learn how to create complex, reliable scheduling with Trigger.dev
---

# Reliable scheduling with Trigger.dev

[Trigger.dev](https://trigger.dev/) is an open source background job platform. With Trigger.dev you can easily create, schedule, and manage background jobs using code.

Read on to learn how to create complex, reliable scheduling with Trigger.dev.

## Before you start

Before you start, ensure:

* You have a [Trigger.dev account](https://trigger.dev/).
* You have a [Tinybird workspace](https://www.tinybird.co/).

## Create your first trigger task

The [tinybird-trigger-tasks package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@sdairs/tinybird-trigger-tasks) implements tasks for Tinybird copy pipes and the Query API. You can [find the source code in the @sdairs/tinybird-trigger repo](https://github.com/sdairs/tinybird-trigger).

1. Create a working directory, and run `npx trigger.dev@latest init` to connect the project to Trigger.dev.

2. Inside the `trigger` directory, install the npm package with `npm install @sdairs/tinybird-trigger-tasks`.

3. Create a new file called `myTask.ts` and add the following code:

```typescript
import { task } from "@trigger.dev/sdk/v3";
import { tinybirdCopyTask } from "@sdairs/tinybird-trigger-tasks";

export const exampleExecutor = task({
    id: "example-executor",
    run: async (payload, { ctx }) => {
        console.log("Example executor task is running");

        // Run a copy job
        const copyResult = await tinybirdCopyTask.triggerAndWait({ pipeId: <COPY_PIPE_ID> });
        console.log(copyResult);

    },
});
```

4. Create a new pipe using the following SQL:

```sql
SELECT number + 1 AS value
FROM numbers(100)
```

5. Name the pipe `my_copy` and deploy the changes.

6. Update `myTask.ts`, replacing `<COPY_PIPE_ID>` with the name of your pipe, `my_copy` in this case.

7. Create a `.env` file in your directory root.

8. Go to your Tinybird workspace and copy the Admin Token, then add it to the `.env` file as follows:

```shell
TINYBIRD_TOKEN=p.eyJ...
```

9.  Run `npx trigger.dev@latest dev` to push the task to Trigger.dev.

10. Go to your Trigger.dev dashboard, and perform a test run to trigger the task and the copy pipe.

11. Go to your Tinybird workspace and check the copy pipe results.


## See also

* [Trigger.dev quick start](https://trigger.dev/docs/quick-start)
* [tinybird-trigger repo](https://github.com/sdairs/tinybird-trigger)
* [YouTube: Using Trigger.dev with Tinybird for code-first background job execution](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TcQfcMrGNw)