prisma-cli-init

# prisma init Bootstraps a fresh Prisma ORM project in the current directory. ## Command ```bash prisma init [options] ``` ## Bun Runtime If you're using Bun, run Prisma with `bunx --bun` so it doesn't fall back to Node.js: ```bash bunx --bun prisma init ``` ## What It Creates - `prisma/schema.prisma` - Your Prisma schema file - `prisma.config.ts` - TypeScript configuration for Prisma CLI - `.env` - Environment variables (DATABASE_URL) - `.gitignore` - Ignores node_modules, .env, and generated files ## Options | Option | Description | Default | |--------|-------------|---------| | `--datasource-provider` | Database provider: `postgresql`, `mysql`, `sqlite`, `sqlserver`, `mongodb`, `cockroachdb` | `postgresql` | | `--db` | Provisions a fully managed Prisma Postgres database on the Prisma Data Platform | - | | `--url` | Define a custom datasource url | - | | `--generator-provider` | Define the generator provider to use | `prisma-client` | | `--output` | Define Prisma Client generator output path to use | - | | `--preview-feature` | Define a preview feature to use | - | | `--with-model` | Add example model to created schema file | - | ## Examples ### Basic initialization ```bash prisma init ``` Creates a PostgreSQL project setup. ### SQLite project ```bash prisma init --datasource-provider sqlite ``` ### MySQL with custom URL ```bash prisma init --datasource-provider mysql --url "mysql://user:password@localhost:3306/mydb" ``` ### Prisma Postgres (cloud) ```bash prisma init --db ``` Opens browser for authentication, creates cloud database instance. ### AI-generated schema ```bash prisma init --prompt "Blog with users, posts, comments, and tags" ``` Generates schema based on description and deploys to Prisma Postgres. ### With preview features ```bash prisma init --preview-feature relationJoins --preview-feature fullTextSearch ``` ## Generated Schema (v7) ```prisma generator client { provider = "prisma-client" output = "../generated" } datasource db { provider = "postgresql" } ``` ## Generated Config (v7) ```typescript // prisma.config.ts import { defineConfig, env } from 'prisma/config' export default defineConfig({ schema: 'prisma/schema.prisma', migrations: { path: 'prisma/migrations', }, datasource: { url: env('DATABASE_URL'), }, }) ``` ## Next Steps After Init 1. Configure `DATABASE_URL` in `prisma.config.ts` or `.env` 2. Define your models in `prisma/schema.prisma` 3. Run `prisma dev` for local development or connect to remote DB 4. Run `prisma migrate dev` to create migrations 5. Run `prisma generate` to generate Prisma Client