# Troubleshooting (/docs/postgres/troubleshooting)

Resolve common issues with Prisma Postgres

Location: Postgres > Troubleshooting

This guide helps resolve common issues when working with Prisma Postgres.

## The `--db` option is not recognized when running `prisma init`

### Problem

Running the following command fails because the `--db` option is not recognized:

#### bun

```bash
bunx --bun prisma init --db
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm prisma init --db
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn prisma init --db
```

#### npm

```bash
npx prisma init --db
```

### Cause

This can occur due to npx caching. If you've previously run `npx prisma init`, your machine may be using an outdated cached version that doesn't recognize the `--db` flag because it was only introduced in a later version of Prisma ORM.

### Solution

Explicitly run the Prisma ORM 7 CLI through its `prev` dist-tag:

#### bun

```bash
bunx --bun prisma@prev init --db
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm dlx prisma@prev init --db
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn dlx prisma@prev init --db
```

#### npm

```bash
npx prisma@prev init --db
```

This runs the latest Prisma ORM 7 CLI, which supports the flag, preventing issues with outdated command syntax.

## Workspace plan limit reached when running `prisma init --db`

### Problem

When running the command:

#### bun

```bash
bunx --bun prisma@prev init --db
```

#### pnpm

```bash
pnpm dlx prisma@prev init --db
```

#### yarn

```bash
yarn dlx prisma@prev init --db
```

#### npm

```bash
npx prisma@prev init --db
```

You may encounter the following error message in your logs:

```
Workspace plan limit reached for feature "Project".
```

### Cause

Your default [workspace](/guides/introduction-5-console-concepts#workspace) project limit has been reached.

### Solution

To resolve this issue, consider the following options:

- Configure a different Workspace as your default, one that has available capacity for additional projects.
- Delete unused projects or databases from your current default Workspace to free up space.
- Ensure that you are logged into the correct account in the Prisma CLI. For more details on authentication and account management, please refer to the [Prisma CLI documentation](/guides/console-commands-console).
- [Upgrade to a plan](/guides/introduction-2-postgres#billing-and-limits) that supports more projects in your default Workspace.

## Related pages

- [`Best Postgres for AI apps`](/guides/introduction-2-postgres-best-postgres-for-ai-apps): Why Prisma Postgres works well for AI and LLM workloads: built-in pooling, edge connectivity, pgvector, and MCP support.
- [`create-db`](/guides/introduction-2-postgres-npx-create-db): Learn how to provision temporary Prisma Postgres databases with create-db
- [`Database`](/guides/database-database): Overview of Prisma Postgres database operations, connections, pooling, backups, and query analysis.
- [`Error reference`](/guides/more-2-error-reference): Error reference documentation for Prisma Postgres
- [`Import from existing database`](/guides/migrating-off-accelerate-postgres-import-from-existing-database): Choose the right path to import data from PostgreSQL or MySQL into Prisma Postgres.

## Related pages

- [Authentication & Tools](./authentication-tools-index.md)
- [Build](./build-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)
- [Concepts](./concepts-index.md)
- [Console commands](./console-commands-index.md)
- [Contract Authoring](./contract-authoring-index.md)
- [Core Concepts](./core-concepts-index.md)
- [Data Modeling](./data-modeling-index.md)
- [Database](./database-index.md)
- [DB commands](./db-commands-index.md)

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