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import Prerequisites from "/snippets/framework-prerequisites.mdx"; import CliRunTestStep from "/snippets/step-run-test.mdx"; import CliViewRunStep from "/snippets/step-view-run.mdx";

We now have experimental support for Bun. This guide will show you have to setup Trigger.dev in your existing Bun project, test an example task, and view the run.

The trigger.dev CLI does not yet support Bun. So you will need to run the CLI using Node.js. But Bun will still be used to execute your tasks, even in the `dev` environment.

Initial setup

The easiest way to get started is to use the CLI. It will add Trigger.dev to your existing project, create a /trigger folder and give you an example task.

Run this command in the root of your project to get started:

npx trigger.dev@latest init --runtime bun

pnpm dlx trigger.dev@latest init --runtime bun

yarn dlx trigger.dev@latest init --runtime bun

It will do a few things:

1. Log you into the CLI if you're not already logged in.
2. Create a trigger.config.ts file in the root of your project.
3. Ask where you'd like to create the /trigger directory.
4. Create the /src/trigger directory with an example task, /src/trigger/example.[ts/js].

Install the "Hello World" example task when prompted. We'll use this task to test the setup.

Open the `/src/trigger/example.ts` file and replace the contents with the following:

```ts example.ts
import { Database } from "bun:sqlite";
import { task } from "@trigger.dev/sdk/v3";

export const bunTask = task({
  id: "bun-task",
  run: async (payload: { query: string }) => {
    const db = new Database(":memory:");
    const query = db.query("select 'Hello world' as message;");
    console.log(query.get()); // => { message: "Hello world" }

    return {
      message: "Query executed",
    };
  },
});

```

The CLI dev command runs a server for your tasks. It watches for changes in your /trigger directory and communicates with the Trigger.dev platform to register your tasks, perform runs, and send data back and forth.

It can also update your @trigger.dev/* packages to prevent version mismatches and failed deploys. You will always be prompted first.

npx trigger.dev@latest dev

pnpm dlx trigger.dev@latest dev

yarn dlx trigger.dev@latest dev

Known issues

• Certain OpenTelemetry instrumentation will not work with Bun, because Bun does not support Node's register hook. This means that some libraries that rely on this hook will not work with Bun.