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prisma-cli-dev

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prisma dev. Reference when using this Prisma feature.

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🧩 One of 7 skills in the prisma/cursor-plugin package — works on its own, and pairs well with its siblings.

prisma dev. Reference when using this Prisma feature.

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prisma dev. Reference when using this Prisma feature. npx skills add https://github.com/prisma/cursor-plugin --skill prisma-cli-dev Download ZIPGitHub8

prisma dev

Starts a local Prisma Postgres database for development. Provides a PostgreSQL-compatible database that runs entirely on your machine.

Command

Copy & paste — that's it
prisma dev [options]

What It Does

  • Starts a local PostgreSQL-compatible database

  • Runs in your terminal or as a background process

  • Perfect for development and testing

  • Easy migration to Prisma Postgres cloud in production

Options

Option Description Default --name / -n Name for the database instance default --port / -p HTTP server port 51213 --db-port / -P Database server port 51214 --shadow-db-port Shadow database port (for migrations) 51215 --detach / -d Run in background false --debug Enable debug logging false

Examples

Start local database

Copy & paste — that's it
prisma dev

Interactive mode with keyboard shortcuts:

  • q - Quit

  • h - Show HTTP URL

  • t - Show TCP URLs

Named instance

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prisma dev --name myproject

Useful for multiple projects.

Background mode

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prisma dev --detach

Frees your terminal for other commands.

Custom ports

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prisma dev --port 5000 --db-port 5432

Instance Management

List all instances

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prisma dev ls

Shows all local Prisma Postgres instances with status.

Start existing instance

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prisma dev start myproject

Starts a previously created instance in background.

Stop instance

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prisma dev stop myproject

Stop with glob pattern

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prisma dev stop "myproject*"

Stops all instances matching pattern.

Remove instance

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prisma dev rm myproject

Removes instance data from filesystem.

Force remove (stops first)

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prisma dev rm myproject --force

Workflow

Start local database:

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prisma dev

In another terminal, run migrations:

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prisma migrate dev

Generate client:

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prisma generate

Run your application

Production Migration

When ready for production, switch to Prisma Postgres cloud:

Copy & paste — that's it
prisma init --db

Update your DATABASE_URL to the cloud connection string.