# Nuxt (/docs/guides/next/frameworks/nuxt)

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Set up Prisma Next in a Nuxt app with create-prisma, from scaffold to rendered data, and deploy it to Prisma Compute.

Location: Guides > Next > Frameworks > Nuxt

## Introduction [#introduction]

This guide shows you how to use Prisma Next in a Nuxt app. You scaffold a project where a server API route queries your database and the page renders it, initialize the schema, see your data, and deploy the app to [Prisma Compute](https://www.prisma.io/docs/compute).

Every command below was run end to end against a live [Prisma Postgres](https://www.prisma.io/docs/postgres) database.

## Quick start [#quick-start]

One command scaffolds the project with Prisma Next wired in:

  

#### bun

```bash
bunx create-prisma@next create my-app --template nuxt --provider postgres
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm dlx create-prisma@next create my-app --template nuxt --provider postgres
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn dlx create-prisma@next create my-app --template nuxt --provider postgres
```

#### npm

```bash
npx create-prisma@next create my-app --template nuxt --provider postgres
```

Pick Prisma Postgres at the database prompt to have a database created for you, or paste your own `DATABASE_URL`.

## Prerequisites [#prerequisites]

* [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) 24 or later
* A PostgreSQL connection string, or nothing at all: the scaffold can create the database for you

## Use with your agent [#use-with-your-agent]

Prefer to delegate this guide? Copy the prompt and hand it to your coding agent:

```text
Create a new Nuxt app with Prisma Next, seed it, and deploy it to Prisma Compute.

1. Scaffold: `npx create-prisma@next create my-app --template nuxt --provider postgres --prisma-postgres --yes` (or pass `--database-url "<url>"` instead of `--prisma-postgres` if I give you a connection string).
2. In `my-app`, run `npm run db:init`, then `npm run db:seed`. If seeding fails with `Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'where')`, change `db.orm.User` to `db.orm.public.User` in `src/prisma/seed.ts` and `src/prisma/users.ts`, then rerun.
3. Start `npm run dev` in the background, wait until it reports ready, verify that http://localhost:3000 lists the seeded users and `curl http://localhost:3000/api/users` returns them, then stop the dev server.
4. Deploy: check `npx @prisma/cli@latest auth whoami`; if I am not signed in, stop and ask me to run `npx @prisma/cli@latest auth login`. Then run `npx @prisma/cli@latest app deploy --create-project my-app --env .env` and verify the live URL's /api/users endpoint.

Use the installed Prisma Next skills.
```

## 1. Scaffold and enter the project [#1-scaffold-and-enter-the-project]

  

#### bun

```bash
bunx create-prisma@next create my-app --template nuxt --provider postgres
cd my-app
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm dlx create-prisma@next create my-app --template nuxt --provider postgres
cd my-app
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn dlx create-prisma@next create my-app --template nuxt --provider postgres
cd my-app
```

#### npm

```bash
npx create-prisma@next create my-app --template nuxt --provider postgres
cd my-app
```

The scaffold writes your connection string to `.env`, generates the Nuxt app with Prisma Next wired in, installs dependencies, and emits the contract your queries are type-checked against.

## 2. Initialize and seed the database [#2-initialize-and-seed-the-database]

  

#### bun

```bash
bun run db:init
bun run db:seed
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm run db:init
pnpm run db:seed
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn db:init
yarn db:seed
```

#### npm

```bash
npm run db:init
npm run db:seed
```

```text no-copy
"summary": "Applied 5 operation(s) across 1 space(s), database signed"
Seeded 3 users.
```

`db:init` applies your schema (`src/prisma/contract.prisma`) to the database and signs it; the seed gives the first page something to show.

> [!NOTE]
> Seeing `Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'where')`? The current `nuxt` template still generates the older unqualified query form. Update `db.orm.User` to `db.orm.public.User` in `src/prisma/seed.ts` and `src/prisma/users.ts`, then rerun `db:seed`.

## 3. Run and verify [#3-run-and-verify]

  

#### bun

```bash
bun run dev
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm run dev
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn dev
```

#### npm

```bash
npm run dev
```

Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000). The page lists the seeded users, fetched from the `/api/users` server route. You can hit that route directly:

```bash
curl http://localhost:3000/api/users
```

```json no-copy
{
  "users": [
    { "id": "1", "email": "alice@prisma.io", "username": "alice", "name": "Alice", "createdAt": "2026-07-24T11:43:58.001Z" },
    { "id": "2", "email": "bob@prisma.io", "username": "bob", "name": "Bob", "createdAt": "2026-07-24T11:43:58.035Z" },
    { "id": "3", "email": "carol@prisma.io", "username": "carol", "name": "Carol", "createdAt": "2026-07-24T11:43:58.068Z" }
  ]
}
```

## Where things live [#where-things-live]

* `server/api/users.get.ts`: the server route that queries users
* `app/pages/index.vue`: the page that fetches and renders them
* `src/prisma/db.ts`: the Prisma Next client the server route imports

Model access is namespace-qualified on PostgreSQL: `db.orm.public.User`. The [Prisma Next overview](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/next) covers the contract-first model behind it.

## 4. Deploy to Prisma Compute [#4-deploy-to-prisma-compute]

Nuxt is supported on [Prisma Compute](https://www.prisma.io/docs/compute), so the app can go from your terminal to a live URL in one command. Sign in once (it opens a browser):

  

#### bun

```bash
bunx @prisma/cli@latest auth login
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm dlx @prisma/cli@latest auth login
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn dlx @prisma/cli@latest auth login
```

#### npm

```bash
npx @prisma/cli@latest auth login
```

Then deploy from the project directory. The `--env .env` flag passes your `DATABASE_URL` to the deployment, so the live app talks to the same database:

  

#### bun

```bash
bunx @prisma/cli@latest app deploy --env .env
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm dlx @prisma/cli@latest app deploy --env .env
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn dlx @prisma/cli@latest app deploy --env .env
```

#### npm

```bash
npx @prisma/cli@latest app deploy --env .env
```

Compute detects the Nuxt defaults (`nuxt build`, output in `.output`) without any configuration:

```text no-copy
First deploy of "my-app" -- promoting to production.

Build settings
  Build Command     nuxt build  · Nuxt default
  Output Directory  .output     · Nuxt output

Building locally...
  Built      1.0 MB
Uploading...
Deploying...
Live in 12.3s
https://<your-app>.ewr.prisma.build
```

Verify the live app: open the URL to see the rendered user list, or hit the API route:

```bash
curl https://<your-app>.ewr.prisma.build/api/users
```

The first deploy asks you to pick or create a project (pass `--create-project my-app` to skip the prompt), pins the directory to it in a gitignored `.prisma/local.json`, and promotes to production. For previews per Git branch and deploy-on-push, see [Deploy your first app](https://www.prisma.io/docs/prisma-compute/deploy).

## Next steps [#next-steps]

* Change the schema in `src/prisma/contract.prisma`, then run `npm run contract:emit` and `npm run db:update`.
* [Learn the fundamentals](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/next/fundamentals/reading-data): filtering, sorting, pagination, and writes.
* [Read the Prisma Next overview](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/next) for the concepts behind contracts and typed queries.

## Related pages

- [`Astro`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/guides/next/frameworks/astro): Set up Prisma Next in an Astro app with create-prisma, from scaffold to rendered data, and deploy it to Prisma Compute.
- [`Elysia`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/guides/next/frameworks/elysia): Build an Elysia API on Prisma Next with the elysia template and deploy it to Prisma Compute.
- [`Hono`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/guides/next/frameworks/hono): Build a Hono API on Prisma Next with the hono template, add your own routes, and deploy it to Prisma Compute.
- [`NestJS`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/guides/next/frameworks/nestjs): Set up Prisma Next in a NestJS app with create-prisma, from scaffold to seeded API to a live deploy on Prisma Compute.
- [`Next.js`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/guides/next/frameworks/nextjs): Set up Prisma Next in a Next.js app with create-prisma, from scaffold to rendered data, and deploy it to Prisma Compute.