Prisma turns your database into a powerful GraphQL API which you can either use to build your own GraphQL server or connect to it directly from the frontend. Simply install the Prisma CLI to get started:

npm install -g prisma

Get started with Prisma

Create a new service
```
prisma init hello-world
```
Open
```
datamodel.graphql
```
in your editor to define your data model
Deploy your service
```
prisma deploy
```
Open the GraphQL Playground to explore your data
```
prisma playground
```

To get familar with what you can do with Prisma we recommend the introduction tutorial:

Prisma Basics

Use Prisma to build a GraphQL Server

Prisma turns your database into a GraphQL API which can be easily integrated into your own GraphQL server. The following tutorials get you up and running with a production-ready GraphQL server setup in just a few minutes.

GraphQL Server Quickstart

Node.js

TypeScript

Fullstack GraphQL Boilerplates

iOS

Reference example projects

Choose your technology to get a quickstart that will blow off your face in 5 minutes.

Full Example (Airbnb clone) Authentication Permissions Resolver forwarding Files Realtime (subscriptions)

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How to import your data

To migrate from another system, you can import your existing data into Prisma.

Import