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The prisma dev start command starts existing local Prisma Postgres instances in the background.

prisma dev start [options] <name>
Argument Description
<name> Name(s) or glob pattern(s) of the server(s) to start
Option Description Default
--debug Enable debug logging false
title="bun"
bunx prisma dev start mydb
pnpm
pnpm prisma dev start mydb
yarn
yarn prisma dev start mydb
npm
npx prisma dev start mydb

Start all databases starting with mydb:

title="bun"
bunx prisma dev start mydb*
pnpm
pnpm prisma dev start mydb*
yarn
yarn prisma dev start mydb*
npm
npx prisma dev start mydb*
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