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prisma/prisma1-examples — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-08-08 · repo last pushed 2020-09-04

7TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · moderate

TL;DR

A collection of ready-to-run example projects showing how Prisma 1, a database management tool, integrates with different application setups. These examples are unmaintained and new users are directed to Prisma 2.0 examples instead.

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    What it does
      Example projects
      Prisma 1 demos
      Ready to run
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      Prisma 1
      Database tooling
    Use cases
      Learn Prisma 1
      Maintain old projects
      Reference old code
    Audience
      Legacy developers
      Curious learners
    Status
      Unmaintained
      Superseded by Prisma 2
      Historical reference

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Clone an example to see how Prisma 1 was used in a real application setup.

REASON 2

Use the examples as a reference when maintaining an older project that still relies on Prisma 1.

REASON 3

Study the codebases to understand how Prisma 1 worked before migrating to Prisma 2.0.

What's in the stack?

TypeScriptPrisma 1Node.jsGraphQL

How it stacks up

prisma/prisma1-examplesadguardteam/ruleseditoramazing-things/open-controller
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LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2020-09-042026-07-01
MaintenanceDormantMaintained
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity2/52/53/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires setting up a local Prisma 1 server via Docker, and the examples are explicitly unmaintained so dependency versions may be outdated.

The README does not mention a specific license for this repository.

Wtf does this do

This repository is a collection of ready-to-run example projects that show how to use Prisma 1, a tool that helps developers manage databases in their applications. The examples demonstrate various use cases, though the README notes that they are currently unmaintained. The project directs users interested in current examples to a separate repository for Prisma 2.0. At a high level, these examples serve as templates or starting points. A developer can clone one of the example projects, run it, and see how Prisma 1 integrates with different application setups. Rather than reading documentation alone, they get a working codebase to learn from and adapt. The README doesn't go into detail about what specific examples are included or what technologies they pair with. The audience here is developers who are either maintaining an older project that already uses Prisma 1, or those curious about how it worked. Since the examples are unmaintained, they aren't a good fit for someone starting a new project, that person would be better served by the newer Prisma 2.0 examples linked in the README. The main thing to note is the tradeoff inherent in this repo: it preserves historical context for a tool that has been superseded. The maintainers have kept it available but explicitly flagged it as unsupported, steering new users toward the current version instead.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Help me understand the Prisma 1 datamodel syntax and how it differs from Prisma 2's schema.prisma format, based on the example projects in prisma1-examples.
Prompt 2
I'm maintaining a legacy app using Prisma 1. Walk me through how to read the prisma.yml and datamodel.prisma files from these examples and what each section does.
Prompt 3
Given that prisma1-examples is unmaintained, help me plan a migration path from a Prisma 1 setup like one of these examples to the current Prisma ORM, listing the key changes needed.
Prompt 4
Show me how to clone and run one of the prisma1-examples projects locally, including what dependencies and Docker setup I'd need for the Prisma 1 server.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is prisma1-examples?

A collection of ready-to-run example projects showing how Prisma 1, a database management tool, integrates with different application setups. These examples are unmaintained and new users are directed to Prisma 2.0 examples instead.

What language is prisma1-examples written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, Prisma 1, Node.js.

Is prisma1-examples actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2020-09-04).

What license does prisma1-examples use?

The README does not mention a specific license for this repository.

How hard is prisma1-examples to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is prisma1-examples for?

Mainly developer.

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