October 2022 Summaries

Vercel has integrated with Inngest to enable developers to quickly and easily deploy background functions and cron jobs. This integration allows users to leverage Inngest's SDK for defining functions and the events that trigger them, which can then be hosted on Vercel alongside their app and API serverless functions. The combination of event streams, simple publishing APIs, and a modern job scheduler in Inngest makes it easy for developers to ship event-driven applications within minutes without any infrastructure setup. Future updates will include the ability to write Step Functions for more complex workflows and a debugging UI for live event and function logs from applications.

This article discusses how to run background functions in Next.js applications on platforms like Vercel and Netlify using events and schedules with the Inngest platform. It explains how to schedule functions for non-critical tasks, such as sending weekly digest emails or performing periodic data cleanup, without requiring additional infrastructure setup. The article also demonstrates how to use event-driven functions to decouple key logic, ensure fast API responses, and provide audit trails. Finally, it provides instructions on syncing with Inngest and viewing event and function history.