📚 Drizzle Setup CLI

A powerful CLI tool to automatically scaffold and configure database setup using Drizzle ORM for PostgreSQL,SQLite,MySQL and More.

✨ Features

• 🚀 Zero Configuration Setup – Instantly scaffold database structure and config with minimal input
• 📜 Automated Script Generation – Automatically updates package.json with essential Drizzle CLI scripts
• 🔐 Environment Management – Automatically injects required environment variables into .env
• 🗃️ Multi-Database Support – Seamlessly works with PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, and other popular databases
• 📁 Template System – Instantly sets up a working project structure with best practices
• 🎯 Interactive Setup – Guided CLI experience with smart defaults
• 📦 Dependency Management – Automatically installs required packages based on your database choice

🚀 Quick Start

Navigate to your project directory and run:

npx drizzle-setup

The CLI will guide you through an interactive setup process:

Setup Flow

1. 🗄️ Database Selection – Choose from PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, and more
2. ⚙️ Configuration Preset – Select from optimized presets for different use cases
3. 📁 Target Directory – Specify where to create your database files
4. 📋 Template Selection – Choose from various boilerplate templates
5. 🔧 Config Generation – Automatically create drizzle.config.ts
6. 🔐 Environment Setup – Update .env with required variables
7. 📦 Package Management – Install dependencies via your preferred package manager
8. ✅ Final Verification – Ensure everything is set up correctly

🗃️ Supported Databases

PostgreSQL

• Default PostgreSQL – Standard PostgreSQL setup
• Neon – Serverless PostgreSQL with automatic scaling
• Supabase – Open-source Firebase alternative
• Vercel Postgres – Serverless PostgreSQL by Vercel

SQLite

• Default SQLite – Local SQLite database
• Turso – Edge SQLite database
• Bun SQLite – High-performance SQLite with Bun runtime
• Cloudflare D1 – Serverless SQLite at the edge

MySQL

• Default MySQL – Standard MySQL setup
• PlanetScale – Serverless MySQL platform
• Railway MySQL – Cloud MySQL hosting

Each database type comes with pre-configured templates, optimized settings, and environment variables.

🏗️ Project Structure

After setup, your project will have a clean, organized structure:

project-root/
├── node_modules/            # Installed dependencies
├── drizzle.config.ts        # Drizzle configuration
├── .env                     # Environment variables
├── .env.example             # Example environment file
├── package.json             # Updated with Drizzle scripts
├── [target-folder]/         # Your database folder
│   ├── schema.ts            # Database schema definitions
│   ├── index.ts             # Database connection and exports

Perfect for Modern Stacks 🏗️

This tool shines especially bright with modern frameworks:

🚀 Astro Projects

# In your Astro project
npx drizzle-setup
# Choose PostgreSQL + Vercel
# Boom! Database ready for your Astro app

⚡ Next.js Apps

# Perfect for Next.js API routes
npx drizzle-setup
# Select your preferred database
# Start building features, not configs

🎯 Any JavaScript/TypeScript Project

Whether it's Express, Fastify, SvelteKit, or any other framework - this CLI has got you covered.

Real-World Impact 📈

Before Drizzle Setup CLI:

• ⏰ 2-3 hours of setup time
• 🐛 Configuration errors and typos
• 📚 Constant reference to documentation
• 😫 Frustration and context switching

After Drizzle Setup CLI:

• ⚡ 30 seconds to complete setup
• ✅ Zero configuration errors
• 🎯 Focus on building features
• 😊 Happy developer experience

📄 License

MIT License © 2025 Drizzle Team