> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bun.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Use Prisma with Bun
**Note** — Prisma's dynamic subcommand loading system currently requires npm to be installed alongside Bun. This
affects certain CLI commands like `prisma init`, `prisma migrate`, etc. Generated code works perfectly with Bun using
the new `prisma-client` generator.
Prisma works out of the box with Bun. First, create a directory and initialize it with `bun init`.
```bash terminal icon="terminal" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
mkdir prisma-app
cd prisma-app
bun init
```
Then install the Prisma CLI (`prisma`), Prisma Client (`@prisma/client`), and the LibSQL adapter as dependencies.
```bash terminal icon="terminal" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
bun add -d prisma
bun add @prisma/client @prisma/adapter-libsql
```
We'll use the Prisma CLI with `bunx` to initialize our schema and migration directory. For simplicity we'll be using an in-memory SQLite database.
```bash terminal icon="terminal" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
bunx --bun prisma init --datasource-provider sqlite
```
This creates a basic schema. We need to update it to use the new Rust-free client with Bun optimization. Open `prisma/schema.prisma` and modify the generator block, then add a `User` model.
```prisma prisma/schema.prisma icon="https://mintcdn.com/bun-1dd33a4e/nIz6GtMH5K-dfXeV/icons/ecosystem/prisma.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=nIz6GtMH5K-dfXeV&q=85&s=c37203455320f85a20a7b29ce374661c" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
generator client {
provider = "prisma-client" // [!code ++]
output = "./generated" // [!code ++]
engineType = "client" // [!code ++]
runtime = "bun" // [!code ++]
}
datasource db {
provider = "sqlite"
url = env("DATABASE_URL")
}
model User { // [!code ++]
id Int @id @default(autoincrement()) // [!code ++]
email String @unique // [!code ++]
name String? // [!code ++]
} // [!code ++]
```
Then generate and run initial migration.
This will generate a `.sql` migration file in `prisma/migrations`, create a new SQLite instance, and execute the migration against the new instance.
```bash terminal icon="terminal" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
bunx --bun prisma migrate dev --name init
```
```txt theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
Environment variables loaded from .env
Prisma schema loaded from prisma/schema.prisma
Datasource "db": SQLite database "dev.db" at "file:./dev.db"
SQLite database dev.db created at file:./dev.db
Applying migration `20251014141233_init`
The following migration(s) have been created and applied from new schema changes:
prisma/migrations/
└─ 20251014141233_init/
└─ migration.sql
Your database is now in sync with your schema.
✔ Generated Prisma Client (6.17.1) to ./generated in 18ms
```
As indicated in the output, Prisma re-generates our *Prisma client* whenever we execute a new migration. The client provides a fully typed API for reading and writing from our database. You can manually re-generate the client with the Prisma CLI.
```sh terminal icon="terminal" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
bunx --bun prisma generate
```
Now we need to create a Prisma client instance. Create a new file `prisma/db.ts` to initialize the PrismaClient with the LibSQL adapter.
```ts prisma/db.ts icon="https://mintcdn.com/bun-1dd33a4e/JUhaF6Mf68z_zHyy/icons/typescript.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=JUhaF6Mf68z_zHyy&q=85&s=7ac549adaea8d5487d8fbd58cc3ea35b" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
import { PrismaClient } from "./generated/client";
import { PrismaLibSQL } from "@prisma/adapter-libsql";
const adapter = new PrismaLibSQL({ url: process.env.DATABASE_URL || "" });
export const prisma = new PrismaClient({ adapter });
```
Let's write a script to create a new user, then count the number of users in the database.
```ts index.ts icon="https://mintcdn.com/bun-1dd33a4e/JUhaF6Mf68z_zHyy/icons/typescript.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=JUhaF6Mf68z_zHyy&q=85&s=7ac549adaea8d5487d8fbd58cc3ea35b" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
import { prisma } from "./prisma/db";
// create a new user
await prisma.user.create({
data: {
name: "John Dough",
email: `john-${Math.random()}@example.com`,
},
});
// count the number of users
const count = await prisma.user.count();
console.log(`There are ${count} users in the database.`);
```
Let's run this script with `bun run`. Each time we run it, a new user is created.
```bash terminal icon="terminal" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
bun run index.ts
```
```txg theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
Created john-0.12802932895402364@example.com
There are 1 users in the database.
```
```bash terminal icon="terminal" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
bun run index.ts
```
```txt theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
Created john-0.8671308799782803@example.com
There are 2 users in the database.
```
```bash terminal icon="terminal" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
bun run index.ts
```
```txt theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
Created john-0.4465968383115295@example.com
There are 3 users in the database.
```
***
That's it! Now that you've set up Prisma using Bun, we recommend referring to the [official Prisma docs](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/prisma-client) as you continue to develop your application.