aptGet Extension

Install system packages into the deployed build image.

Setup

ts

import { aptGet } from "@trigger.dev/build/extensions/core";

export default defineConfig({
  project: "<project ref>",
  build: {
    extensions: [aptGet({ packages: ["ffmpeg"] })],
  },
});

Pinning a Version

ts

aptGet({ packages: ["ffmpeg=6.0-4"] })

Common Use Cases

ffmpeg — video/audio processing
imagemagick — image manipulation
poppler-utils — PDF processing
libreoffice — document conversion
chromium — headless browser (alternative to Puppeteer extension)