Deployment

This section describes how to deploy Node.js applications that use Prisma Client and TypeScript to various platforms.

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Deploy Prisma ORM

Projects using Prisma Client can be deployed to many different cloud platforms. Given the variety of cloud platforms and different names, it's noteworthy to mention the different deployment paradigms, as they affect the way you deploy an application using Prisma Client.

Traditional servers

Serverless functions

Edge functions

Module bundlers

Overview

Deploying database changes

To apply pending migrations to staging, testing, or production environments, run the migrate deploy command as part of your CI/CD pipeline:

Deploy migrations from a local environment

There are two scenarios where you might consider deploying migrations directly from a local environment to a production environment.

Caveats when deploying to AWS platforms

The following describes some caveats you might face when deploying to different AWS platforms.

Deploy to a different OS

Prisma Client depends on the query engine that is running as a binary on the same host as your application.