Deployment Guide

Choose the right Durably mode for your application.

Three Modes

	Server	Fullstack	SPA
Jobs run on	Node.js	Node.js	Browser
Storage	libsql / better-sqlite3	Same (server-side)	SQLite WASM + OPFS
UI	None (CLI, cron, API)	React via SSE	React (local)
Offline	No	No	Yes
Multi-user	Yes (API)	Yes (SSE)	No (single tab)
Package	@coji/durably	+ @coji/durably-react	+ @coji/durably-react

Decision Flowchart

Do you need a UI?
├── No → Server Mode
│   (cron, CLI, data pipelines)
│
└── Yes → Does data need to stay on the user's device?
    ├── Yes → SPA Mode
    │   (offline-first, local-only)
    │
    └── No → Fullstack Mode
        (most web apps)

Server Mode

Use for: cron jobs, data pipelines, CLI tools, microservices.

import { createDurably } from '@coji/durably'

const durably = createDurably({ dialect, jobs: { ... } })
await durably.init()

// Trigger and wait
const { output } = await durably.jobs.myJob.triggerAndWait({ ... })

// Or trigger and let the worker handle it
await durably.jobs.myJob.trigger({ ... })

No HTTP handler, no React — just @coji/durably. See Server Mode guide.

Production Tips

• Use Turso or a remote libsql URL for persistent storage
• Set longer intervals in production to reduce DB load:

  createDurably({
    dialect,
    pollingIntervalMs: 1000, // default, good for production
    leaseRenewIntervalMs: 5000, // default
    leaseMs: 30000, // default
  })

• Use concurrencyKey to prevent parallel runs of the same job
• Use idempotencyKey for deduplication in cron/webhook triggers

Fullstack Mode

Use for: most web apps with background jobs and real-time UI.

Two packages:

• @coji/durably — server-side: jobs, worker, HTTP handler
• @coji/durably-react — client-side: type-safe hooks via SSE

app/lib/durably.server.ts  →  createDurably + createDurablyHandler
app/lib/durably.ts          →  createDurably<typeof server>({ api })
app/routes/api.durably.$.ts →  splat route

See Fullstack Mode guide.

Framework Support

Framework	Route Pattern
React Router/Remix	app/routes/api.durably.$.ts
Next.js	app/api/durably/[...path]/route.ts
Hono	app.all('/api/durably/*', ...)

See HTTP Handler for full examples.

Production Tips

• Add auth middleware for any public-facing deployment
• Use onRequest for lazy initialization:

  createDurablyHandler(durably, {
    onRequest: async () => {
      await durably.init() // Safe to call multiple times
    },
  })

• SSE progress events are throttled at 100ms by default (configurable via sseThrottleMs)

SPA Mode

Use for: offline-capable apps, local-first apps, prototyping.

Everything runs in the browser. Uses SQLocal for SQLite WASM with OPFS.

import { createDurably } from '@coji/durably'
import { DurablyProvider, useJob } from '@coji/durably-react/spa'

See SPA Mode guide.

Requirements

• HTTPS or localhost (OPFS needs Secure Context)
• COOP/COEP headers (SharedArrayBuffer)
• Single tab only (OPFS exclusive access)

Production Tips

• Set shorter intervals for responsive UX:

  createDurably({
    dialect: sqlocal.dialect,
    pollingIntervalMs: 100,
    leaseRenewIntervalMs: 500,
    leaseMs: 3000,
  })

• For Vercel/Netlify, add headers via config:

  {
    "headers": [
      {
        "source": "/(.*)",
        "headers": [
          { "key": "Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy", "value": "require-corp" },
          { "key": "Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy", "value": "same-origin" }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }

Job Versioning and Deploys

When you deploy updated job definitions, in-flight runs may be affected. Durably matches steps by name (not index), which makes most changes safe.

Safe Changes (no special handling)

Change	What happens
Add new steps	New step has no cached data, runs normally
Change step logic	Completed steps return cached output, new steps run new code
Reorder steps	Name-based matching, order doesn't matter
Delete steps	Old step data is ignored

Risky Changes (be careful)

Change	Risk	Mitigation
Rename a step	Old cached output doesn't match — step re-executes	Safe if the step is idempotent
Change step output type	Old cached output returned with wrong type	Rename the step so it re-executes
Change input schema	Pending runs have old-format input	retrigger() validates against current schema and throws if incompatible

Breaking Changes (cancel first)

For these, cancel pending and leased runs before deploying:

// Cancel all pending and leased runs for a job before deploy
const pending = await durably.jobs.myJob.getRuns({ status: 'pending' })
const leased = await durably.jobs.myJob.getRuns({ status: 'leased' })
for (const run of [...pending, ...leased]) {
  await durably.cancel(run.id)
}

• Renaming a job — old runs reference the former name and become orphaned
• Fundamental logic rewrite — in-flight runs may produce incorrect results

General Guidance

• Steps should be idempotent — re-execution after deploy is always safe if steps don't have side effects beyond their return value
• No version pinning — Durably does not pin runs to a specific code version. New code applies to all in-flight runs on the next step execution
• Durably uses retrigger() (not retry) to re-run failed jobs. retrigger() validates the input against the current schema, so stale runs with incompatible input are caught early

Migrating Between Modes

Server → Fullstack

1. Add @coji/durably-react
2. Add createDurablyHandler + splat route
3. Create client with createDurably<typeof server>({ api })
4. Job definitions stay the same

Fullstack → SPA

1. Replace server dialect with SQLocal
2. Move job registrations to browser code
3. Switch imports from @coji/durably-react to @coji/durably-react/spa
4. Wrap app with DurablyProvider
5. Job definitions stay the same

Next Steps

• Quick Start — Try Durably in 2 minutes
• Error Handling — Handle failures gracefully
• Authentication — Protect your endpoints