servicesintermediate⏱ 20 min setup
Inngest
Background jobs and workflows. Event-driven, durable execution.
Plain language
What is it?
A service that runs tasks in the background — things your app needs to do that might take time, like sending a batch of notifications or processing uploaded files.
Why use it at a hackathon?
When you need to do something that takes longer than a web request — like sending 500 emails, processing data overnight, or retrying failed tasks automatically.
Common use
Batch health alerts, nightly food inventory updates, automated follow-up sequences, civic data processing pipelines.
Tags
background-jobsworkflowseventsdurable
At a glance
Setup time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: intermediate
Skill: Intermediate. Requires understanding of event-driven patterns. Great debugging tools and good documentation for hackathon use.
Impact context
Challenge domains
Health & WellbeingCrisis & Disaster ResponseCivic TechEconomic EquityFood & Agriculture
SDGs
Good HealthZero HungerDecent WorkReduced Inequalities
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