Installing the Prisma CLI
The Prisma CLI is available as an npm package. We recommend that you install the Prisma CLI locally in your project's package.json to avoid version conflicts.
See Prisma CLI command reference for a complete list of commands.
Local installation (recommended)
The Prisma CLI is typically installed as a development dependency, that's why the --save-dev (npm) and --dev (Yarn) options are used in the commands below.
npm
Install with npm:
This should add prisma to the devDependencies in your package.json. You can then invoke the locally installed CLI with the prisma command prefixed with npx:
Here's an example for invoking the generate command:
Yarn (1.19.2+)
Install with Yarn:
This should add prisma to the devDependencies in your package.json. You can then invoke the locally installed CLI with the prisma command prefixed with yarn:
Here's an example for invoking the generate command:
We recommend that you keep both the prisma and @prisma/client packages in sync to avoid any unexpected errors or behaviors.
Global installation (not recommended)
While it is recommended to locally install the Prisma CLI, you can also install it globally on your machine.
Warning: If you have several Prisma projects on your machine, a global installation can lead to version conflicts between these projects.
npm
Install with npm:
You can then invoke the globally installed CLI with the prisma command like so:
Here's an example for invoking the generate command:
Yarn
Install with Yarn:
You can then invoke the globally installed CLI with the prisma command like so:
Here's an example for invoking the generate command:
Using a HTTP proxy for the CLI
Prisma CLI supports custom HTTP proxies. This is particularly relevant when being behind a corporate firewall.
To activate the proxy, provide the environment variables HTTP_PROXY and/or HTTPS_PROXY. The behavior is very similar to how the npm CLI handles this.
The following environment variables can be provided:
HTTP_PROXYorhttp_proxy: Proxy URL for http traffic, for examplehttp://localhost:8080HTTPS_PROXYorhttps_proxy: Proxy URL for https traffic, for examplehttps://localhost:8080
To get a local proxy, you can also use the
proxymodule.
