Run Inngest functions locally with the Dev Server and sync them to production
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Documented steps
Start the Dev Server pointed at your app's serve endpoint: `npx inngest-cli@latest dev -u http://localhost:3000/api/inngest`.
Open the Dev Server UI at http://localhost:8288 (default port) to browse events, runs, step timelines and to manually send test events.
Set `INNGEST_DEV=1` in the app's environment so the SDK talks to the local Dev Server rather than Inngest Cloud.
A dummy `INNGEST_EVENT_KEY` value is sufficient locally — the Dev Server does not validate keys.
If you do not pass `-u`, the Dev Server auto-discovers apps on common ports and paths (`/api/inngest`, `/x/inngest`, `/.netlify/functions/inngest`, `/.redwood/functions/inngest`); disable with `--no-discovery`.
For production, set real `INNGEST_EVENT_KEY` and `INNGEST_SIGNING_KEY` values in the hosting environment.
Sync the deployed app by one of three documented routes: dashboard → Apps → Sync App with the serve URL; the official Vercel or Netlify integration (auto-syncs on every deploy); or a CI step calling `curl -X POST "https://api.inngest.com/v2/apps/$APP_ID/syncs" -H "Authorization: Bearer $INNGEST_API_KEY" -d '{"url":"$APP_URL"}'`. Ref: https://www.inngest.com/docs/apps/cloud
Confirm in the dashboard that the expected function list and configuration appear after each sync.
Known gotchas
You must resync whenever you deploy changed function configuration — new functions, changed triggers, changed flow-control settings — unless an auto-syncing integration handles it. Forgetting this is the most common 'my new function never runs' cause.
The underlying sync mechanism is a PUT to the serve endpoint; if PUT is not exported or is blocked by middleware/auth, syncing fails while GET-based health checks still pass. Ref: https://www.inngest.com/docs/reference/serve
`INNGEST_SIGNING_KEY` determines which Inngest environment the app registers into — a staging key on a production deploy silently syncs the app into the wrong environment.
The Dev Server is explicitly not for production use and does not persist state the way Cloud does.
Preview deployments on Vercel each sync as their own app; expect branch environments to appear in the dashboard.
The serve endpoint must accept request bodies up to 4MB.
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