Deploy to Cloudflare Workers & Pages

This section covers general things you need to be aware of when deploying to Cloudflare Workers or Pages and are using Prisma ORM, regardless of the database provider you use.

You can use Prisma Postgres and deploy to Cloudflare Workers.

After you create a Worker, run:

bunx --bun prisma@prev init --db

pnpm dlx prisma@prev init --db

yarn dlx prisma@prev init --db

npx prisma@prev init --db

Enter a name for your project and choose a database region.

This command:

• Connects your CLI to your Prisma Data Platform account. If you're not logged in or don't have an account, your browser will open to guide you through creating a new account or signing into your existing one.
• Creates a prisma directory containing a schema.prisma file for your database models.
• Creates a .env file with your DATABASE_URL.

When deploying a Cloudflare Worker that uses Prisma ORM, you need to use an edge-compatible driver and its respective driver adapter for Prisma ORM.

The edge-compatible drivers for Cloudflare Workers and Pages are:

• Neon Serverless uses HTTP to access the database
• PlanetScale Serverless uses HTTP to access the database
• node-postgres (pg) uses Cloudflare's connect() (TCP) to access the database
• @libsql/client is used to access Turso databases via HTTP
• Cloudflare D1 is used to access D1 databases

There's also work being done on the node-mysql2 driver which will enable access to traditional MySQL databases from Cloudflare Workers and Pages in the future as well.

For hosted Prisma Postgres, use the Prisma Postgres serverless driver. For another database, choose a driver that supports Cloudflare Workers and use its Prisma driver adapter.

First, ensure that your datasource block in your Prisma schema is configured correctly. Database connection URLs are configured in prisma.config.ts:

datasource db {

  provider = "postgresql" // this might also be `mysql` or another value depending on your database

}

import "dotenv/config";

import { defineConfig, env } from "prisma/config";

export default defineConfig({

  schema: "prisma/schema.prisma",

  datasource: {

    url: env("DATABASE_URL"),

  },

});

When using your Worker in development, you can configure your database connection via the .dev.vars file locally.

Assuming you use the DATABASE_URL environment variable from above, you can set it inside .dev.vars as follows:

DATABASE_URL="your-database-connection-string"

In the above snippet, your-database-connection-string is a placeholder that you need to replace with the value of your own connection string, for example:

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://admin:mypassword42@somehost.aws.com:5432/mydb"

Note that the .dev.vars file is not compatible with .env files which are typically used by Prisma ORM.

This means that you need to make sure that Prisma ORM gets access to the environment variable when needed, e.g. when running a Prisma CLI command like prisma migrate dev.

There are several options for achieving this:

• Run your Prisma CLI commands using dotenv to specify from where the CLI should read the environment variable, for example:

  dotenv -e .dev.vars -- npx prisma migrate dev

• Create a script in package.json that reads .dev.vars via dotenv. You can then execute prisma commands as follows: npm run env -- npx prisma migrate dev. Here's a reference for the script:

  "scripts":  { "env": "dotenv -e .dev.vars" }

• Duplicate the DATABASE_URL and any other relevant env vars into a new file called .env which can then be used by Prisma ORM.

When deploying your Worker to production, you'll need to set the database connection using the wrangler CLI:

bunx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

pnpm dlx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

yarn dlx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

npx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

The command is interactive and will ask you to enter the value for the DATABASE_URL env var as the next step in the terminal.

Cloudflare has a size limit of 3 MB for Workers on the free plan. If your application bundle with Prisma ORM exceeds that size, we recommend upgrading to a paid Worker plan.

Cloudflare offers an option to run Next.js apps on Cloudflare Pages with @cloudflare/next-on-pages, see the Cloudflare Pages Next.js guide for instructions.

Based on some testing, we found the following:

• You can deploy using the PlanetScale or Neon Serverless Driver.
• Traditional PostgreSQL deployments using pg don't work because pg itself currently does not work with @cloudflare/next-on-pages (see next-on-pages issue #605).

Feel free to reach out to us on Discord if you find that anything has changed about this.

This section provides database-specific instructions for deploying a Cloudflare Worker with Prisma ORM.

As a prerequisite for the following section, you need to have a Cloudflare Worker running locally and the Prisma CLI installed.

If you don't have that yet, you can run these commands:

bunx create-cloudflare prisma-cloudflare-worker-example --type hello-world

cd prisma-cloudflare-worker-example

bun add prisma@prev --dev&& bun add @prisma/client@7

bunx --bun prisma init --output ../generated/prisma

pnpm create cloudflare prisma-cloudflare-worker-example --type hello-world
cd prisma-cloudflare-worker-example
pnpm add prisma@prev --save-dev&& pnpm add @prisma/client@7
pnpm prisma init --output ../generated/prisma

yarn create cloudflare prisma-cloudflare-worker-example --type hello-world
cd prisma-cloudflare-worker-example
yarn add prisma@prev --dev&& yarn add @prisma/client@7
yarn prisma init --output ../generated/prisma

npm create cloudflare@latest prisma-cloudflare-worker-example -- --type hello-world
cd prisma-cloudflare-worker-example
npm install prisma@prev --save-dev && npm install @prisma/client@7
npx prisma init --output ../generated/prisma

model User {
  id    Int     @id @default(autoincrement())
  email String  @unique
  name  String?
}

You'll further need a database instance of your database provider of choice available. Refer to the respective documentation of the provider for setting up that instance.

We'll use the default User model for the example below:

model User {

  id    Int     @id @default(autoincrement())

  email String  @unique

  name  String?

}

If you are using a traditional PostgreSQL database that's accessed via TCP and the pg driver, you need to:

• use the @prisma/adapter-pg database adapter (learn more in Using driver adapters)
• set nodejs_compat in wrangler.jsonc (see the Cloudflare docs)

First, ensure that the database connection is configured properly. Database connection URLs are configured in prisma.config.ts:

generator client {

  provider = "prisma-client"

  output   = "./generated"

}

datasource db {

  provider = "postgresql"

}

import "dotenv/config";

import { defineConfig, env } from "prisma/config";

export default defineConfig({

  schema: "prisma/schema.prisma",

  datasource: {

    url: env("DATABASE_URL"),

  },

});

Next, you need to set the DATABASE_URL environment variable to the value of your database connection string. You'll do this in a file called .dev.vars used by Cloudflare:

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://admin:mypassword42@somehost.aws.com:5432/mydb"

Because the Prisma CLI by default is only compatible with .env files, you can adjust your package.json with the following script that loads the env vars from .dev.vars. You can then use this script to load the env vars before executing a prisma command.

Add this script to your package.json:

{

  // ...

  "scripts": {

    // ....

    "env": "dotenv -e .dev.vars"

  },

  // ...

}

Now you can execute Prisma CLI commands as follows while ensuring that the command has access to the env vars in .dev.vars:

bun run env npx prisma

pnpm run env npx prisma

yarn env npx prisma

npm run env -- npx prisma

Next, install the required packages:

bun add @prisma/adapter-pg

pnpm add @prisma/adapter-pg

yarn add @prisma/adapter-pg

npm install @prisma/adapter-pg

In your wrangler.jsonc file, add the following lines:

{

  "compatibility_flags": [

    "nodejs_compat"

  ],

  "compatibility_date": "2026-08-23"

}

If you ran npx prisma init above, you need to migrate your database schema to create the User table that's defined in your Prisma schema (if you already have all the tables you need in your database, you can skip this step):

bun run env npx prisma migrate dev --name init

pnpm run env npx prisma migrate dev --name init

yarn env npx prisma migrate dev --name init

npm run env -- npx prisma migrate dev --name init

Here is a sample code snippet that you can use to instantiate PrismaClient and send a query to your database:

import { PrismaClient } from "./generated/client";

import { PrismaPg } from "@prisma/adapter-pg";

export default {

  async fetch(request, env, ctx) {

    const adapter = new PrismaPg({ connectionString: env.DATABASE_URL });

    const prisma = new PrismaClient({ adapter });

    const users = await prisma.user.findMany();

    const result = JSON.stringify(users);

    ctx.waitUntil(prisma.$disconnect());

    return new Response(result);

  },

};

To run the Worker locally, you can run the wrangler dev command:

bunx wrangler dev

pnpm dlx wrangler dev

yarn dlx wrangler dev

npx wrangler dev

To deploy the Worker, you first need to set the DATABASE_URL environment variable via the wrangler CLI:

bunx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

pnpm dlx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

yarn dlx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

npx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

The command is interactive and will ask you to enter the value for the DATABASE_URL env var as the next step in the terminal.

Then deploy the Worker:

bunx wrangler deploy

pnpm dlx wrangler deploy

yarn dlx wrangler deploy

npx wrangler deploy

The command will output the URL where you can access the deployed Worker.

If you are using a PlanetScale database, you need to:

• use the @prisma/adapter-planetscale database adapter (learn more in PlanetScale)

• manually remove the conflicting cache field:

  export default {
  
    async fetch(request, env, ctx) {
  
      const adapter = new PrismaPlanetScale({
  
        url: env.DATABASE_URL,
  
        // see https://github.com/cloudflare/workerd/issues/698
  
        fetch(url, init) {
  
          delete init["cache"];
  
          return fetch(url, init);
  
        },
  
      });
  
      const prisma = new PrismaClient({ adapter });
  
      // ...
  
    },
  
  };

First, ensure that the database connection is configured properly. Database connection URLs are configured in prisma.config.ts:

generator client {

  provider = "prisma-client"

  output   = "./generated"

}

datasource db {

  provider     = "mysql"

  relationMode = "prisma" // required for PlanetScale (as by default foreign keys are disabled)

}

import "dotenv/config";

import { defineConfig, env } from "prisma/config";

export default defineConfig({

  schema: "prisma/schema.prisma",

  datasource: {

    url: env("DATABASE_URL"),

  },

});

Next, you need to set the DATABASE_URL environment variable to the value of your database connection string. You'll do this in a file called .dev.vars used by Cloudflare:

DATABASE_URL="mysql://32qxa2r7hfl3102wrccj:password@us-east.connect.psdb.cloud/demo-cf-worker-ps?sslaccept=strict"

Because the Prisma CLI by default is only compatible with .env files, you can adjust your package.json with the following script that loads the env vars from .dev.vars. You can then use this script to load the env vars before executing a prisma command.

Add this script to your package.json:

{

  // ...

  "scripts": {

    // ....

    "env": "dotenv -e .dev.vars"

  },

  // ...

}

Now you can execute Prisma CLI commands as follows while ensuring that the command has access to the env vars in .dev.vars:

bun run env npx prisma

pnpm run env npx prisma

yarn env npx prisma

npm run env -- npx prisma

Next, install the required packages:

bun add @prisma/adapter-planetscale

pnpm add @prisma/adapter-planetscale

yarn add @prisma/adapter-planetscale

npm install @prisma/adapter-planetscale

If you ran npx prisma init above, you need to migrate your database schema to create the User table that's defined in your Prisma schema (if you already have all the tables you need in your database, you can skip this step):

bun run env npx prisma db push

pnpm run env npx prisma db push

yarn env npx prisma db push

npm run env -- npx prisma db push

Here is a sample code snippet that you can use to instantiate PrismaClient and send a query to your database:

import { PrismaClient } from "./generated/client";

import { PrismaPlanetScale } from "@prisma/adapter-planetscale";

export default {

  async fetch(request, env, ctx) {

    const adapter = new PrismaPlanetScale({

      url: env.DATABASE_URL,

      // see https://github.com/cloudflare/workerd/issues/698

      fetch(url, init) {

        delete init["cache"];

        return fetch(url, init);

      },

    });

    const prisma = new PrismaClient({ adapter });

    const users = await prisma.user.findMany();

    const result = JSON.stringify(users);

    ctx.waitUntil(prisma.$disconnect());

    return new Response(result);

  },

};

To run the Worker locally, you can run the wrangler dev command:

bunx wrangler dev

pnpm dlx wrangler dev

yarn dlx wrangler dev

npx wrangler dev

To deploy the Worker, you first need to set the DATABASE_URL environment variable via the wrangler CLI:

bunx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

pnpm dlx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

yarn dlx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

npx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

The command is interactive and will ask you to enter the value for the DATABASE_URL env var as the next step in the terminal.

Then deploy the Worker:

bunx wrangler deploy

pnpm dlx wrangler deploy

yarn dlx wrangler deploy

npx wrangler deploy

The command will output the URL where you can access the deployed Worker.

If you are using a Neon database, you need to:

• use the @prisma/adapter-neon database adapter (learn more in Using driver adapters)

First, ensure that the database connection is configured properly. Database connection URLs are configured in prisma.config.ts:

generator client {

  provider = "prisma-client"

  output   = "./generated"

}

datasource db {

  provider = "postgresql"

}

import "dotenv/config";

import { defineConfig, env } from "prisma/config";

export default defineConfig({

  schema: "prisma/schema.prisma",

  datasource: {

    url: env("DATABASE_URL"),

  },

});

Next, you need to set the DATABASE_URL environment variable to the value of your database connection string. You'll do this in a file called .dev.vars used by Cloudflare:

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://janedoe:password@ep-nameless-pond-a23b1mdz.eu-central-1.aws.neon.tech/neondb?sslmode=require"

Because the Prisma CLI by default is only compatible with .env files, you can adjust your package.json with the following script that loads the env vars from .dev.vars. You can then use this script to load the env vars before executing a prisma command.

Add this script to your package.json:

{

  // ...

  "scripts": {

    // ....

    "env": "dotenv -e .dev.vars"

  },

  // ...

}

Now you can execute Prisma CLI commands as follows while ensuring that the command has access to the env vars in .dev.vars:

bun run env npx prisma

pnpm run env npx prisma

yarn env npx prisma

npm run env -- npx prisma

Next, install the required packages:

bun add @prisma/adapter-neon

pnpm add @prisma/adapter-neon

yarn add @prisma/adapter-neon

npm install @prisma/adapter-neon

If you ran npx prisma init above, you need to migrate your database schema to create the User table that's defined in your Prisma schema (if you already have all the tables you need in your database, you can skip this step):

bun run env npx prisma migrate dev --name init

pnpm run env npx prisma migrate dev --name init

yarn env npx prisma migrate dev --name init

npm run env -- npx prisma migrate dev --name init

Here is a sample code snippet that you can use to instantiate PrismaClient and send a query to your database:

import { PrismaClient } from "./generated/client";

import { PrismaNeon } from "@prisma/adapter-neon";

export default {

  async fetch(request, env, ctx) {

    const adapter = new PrismaNeon({ connectionString: env.DATABASE_URL });

    const prisma = new PrismaClient({ adapter });

    const users = await prisma.user.findMany();

    const result = JSON.stringify(users);

    ctx.waitUntil(prisma.$disconnect());

    return new Response(result);

  },

};

To run the Worker locally, you can run the wrangler dev command:

bunx wrangler dev

pnpm dlx wrangler dev

yarn dlx wrangler dev

npx wrangler dev

To deploy the Worker, you first need to set the DATABASE_URL environment variable via the wrangler CLI:

bunx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

pnpm dlx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

yarn dlx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

npx wrangler secret put DATABASE_URL

The command is interactive and will ask you to enter the value for the DATABASE_URL env var as the next step in the terminal.

Then deploy the Worker:

bunx wrangler deploy

pnpm dlx wrangler deploy

yarn dlx wrangler deploy

npx wrangler deploy

The command will output the URL where you can access the deployed Worker.