What is this?
Prisma 1 is a deprecated database toolkit that bundled a type-safe auto-generated client, declarative migrations, and a visual admin UI for Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB, typically used to build GraphQL, REST, or gRPC APIs.
Prisma 1 is a deprecated database toolkit that bundled a type-safe auto-generated client, declarative migrations, and a visual admin UI for Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB, typically used to build GraphQL, REST, or gRPC APIs.Is this just an ORM library, or does it need a server too?It is more than a client library: Prisma 1 ships a standalone Prisma server your generated client talks to, plus a separate browser-based Prisma Admin UI for managing data.
It is more than a client library: Prisma 1 ships a standalone Prisma server your generated client talks to, plus a separate browser-based Prisma Admin UI for managing data.How do I get it running?The README points to the official Prisma 1 docs for installation and usage steps rather than including setup commands directly in this repo.
The README points to the official Prisma 1 docs for installation and usage steps rather than including setup commands directly in this repo.Which databases does it support?MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.Should I still use this for a new project?No — Prisma 1 was deprecated on September 1st, 2022, and new users are explicitly told to use the current version of Prisma instead.
No — Prisma 1 was deprecated on September 1st, 2022, and new users are explicitly told to use the current version of Prisma instead.How is this different from the current Prisma?This repo is the legacy Prisma 1 generation (built in Scala, with its own server and admin UI), while the current Prisma (v2+) is a lighter TypeScript-only client without a standalone server — that's the version the README recommends using now.
This repo is the legacy Prisma 1 generation (built in Scala, with its own server and admin UI), while the current Prisma (v2+) is a lighter TypeScript-only client without a standalone server — that's the version the README recommends using now.What is Prisma Admin?Prisma Admin is the visual data management UI bundled with Prisma 1, letting you browse and edit your database content in a browser alongside the generated client and migrations.
Prisma Admin is the visual data management UI bundled with Prisma 1, letting you browse and edit your database content in a browser alongside the generated client and migrations.What kinds of APIs is it meant for?Prisma 1 is commonly used as the data layer when building GraphQL, REST, or gRPC APIs.
Prisma 1 is commonly used as the data layer when building GraphQL, REST, or gRPC APIs.What are similar projects?directus, illa-builder, orm, anythingmcp, graphql-engine, dbx, cube, Chat2DB
directus, illa-builder, orm, anythingmcp, graphql-engine, dbx, cube, Chat2DBWhich topics is it in?migration, scala, database-client, prisma, orm, admin-dashboard, serverless, graphql, mongodb, mysql, postgresql, deprecated
migration, scala, database-client, prisma, orm, admin-dashboard, serverless, graphql, mongodb, mysql, postgresql, deprecated