A Quick Setup for NestJS 11 + Prisma 7 + PostgreSQL backend in seconds.

🚀 Create Quick Nest

A Quick Setup for NestJS 11 + Prisma 7 + PostgreSQL backend in seconds.

The fastest way to start a NestJS + Prisma database project. Skip boilerplate, skip setup start building real features in minutes.

Create your project instantly:

bunx quick-nest my-app
# or
npx  quick-nest my-app

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npm/bun pacakge :https://www.npmjs.com/package/quick-nest
Your NestJS + Prisma database is ready to go.

✨ Features

• 🏗️ NestJS 11 — Modern, opinionated Node.js framework
• 🗄️ Prisma ORM v7 — Type-safe PostgreSQL ORM with auto-migrations
• 🐘 PostgreSQL Database — Robust relational database included
• 🔐 JWT Authentication — Register, login, and protected routes
• 📝 Todo CRUD Example — Real-world patterns you can learn from
• ⚡ Bun Runtime — Fast, modern JavaScript runtime
• 🧩 Feature-Based Architecture — Scalable folder structure
• 📦 Zero Configuration Database Setup — Migrations run automatically
• 🧬 Prisma Client Auto-Generation — Type-safe database queries out of the box
• ☁️ Production Ready — Deploy to Vercel, Railway, Render, or Docker
• 🎯 Minimal Stack — No unnecessary abstractions or bloat

📦 Generated Stack

Technology Version NestJS 11.x Prisma ORM 7.x PostgreSQL 15+ TypeScript 6.x Bun 1.2+ JWT 11.x Passport 0.7+ bcrypt 6.x

⚡ Quick Setup: Database to Development

Get your NestJS + Prisma database running in 5 minutes.

1️⃣ Create Project

npm create quick-nest my-app
cd my-app

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2️⃣ Configure Database

cp .env.example .env

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Edit .env with your PostgreSQL credentials:

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/quick_nest"
JWT_SECRET="your-super-secret-key-here"

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3️⃣ Generate Prisma Client & Run Migrations

bunx prisma migrate dev --name init

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This command:

• Generates the Prisma client
• Creates your PostgreSQL database schema
• Seeds initial tables (User, Todo)

4️⃣ Start Development Server

bun run start:dev

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✅ Done. Your API is live at http://localhost:3000

🗄️ What Happens Behind the Scenes

• Prisma v7 connects to your PostgreSQL database
• User & Todo tables are created automatically
• Prisma Studio opens (optional) for data exploration
• TypeScript types are generated for all database models

🗄️ Prisma v7 & Database

Included Database Features

• Prisma ORM v7 — Latest version with performance improvements
• PostgreSQL — Production-grade relational database
• Type-Safe Queries — Full TypeScript support for all database operations
• Auto-Generated Types — Database models auto-converted to TypeScript interfaces
• Migrations — Version-controlled database schema changes
• Prisma Studio — Visual database explorer (bunx prisma studio)

Common Database Commands

# Generate Prisma client (auto-run after migrations)
bunx prisma generate

# Create & run migrations
bunx prisma migrate dev --name add_feature

# View database with Prisma Studio
bunx prisma studio

# Reset database (development only)
bunx prisma migrate reset

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📁 Project Structure

src/
├── common/
│   ├── decorators/        # Custom decorators
│   └── guards/            # Auth guards, etc.
├── core/
│   └── prisma/            # Prisma service singleton
├── modules/
│   ├── auth/              # Register, login, JWT
│   └── todo/              # CRUD example
├── app.module.ts
└── main.ts

prisma/
├── schema.prisma          # Database schema
└── migrations/            # Migration history

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🔐 Included Features

Authentication

• User Registration with validation
• User Login with JWT tokens
• Password hashing (bcrypt)
• Protected route guards
• Access token generation

Database

• Prisma ORM v7 with PostgreSQL
• Type-safe queries
• Automatic migrations
• Prisma Studio for data exploration

Todo Module (Example)

• Create, read, update, delete todos
• User ownership & isolation
• Input validation
• Clean service layer

📡 API Endpoints

Method Route Description POST /auth/register Create new user POST /auth/login Login & receive token GET /todos List user’s todos GET /todos/:id Get single todo POST /todos Create todo PATCH /todos/:id Update todo DELETE /todos/:id Delete todo

☁️ Deployment

Optimized for:

• Vercel — Recommended for serverless
• Railway — Simple, Git-connected
• Render — Free tier available
• Fly.io — Global deployment
• Docker — Containerized deployments
• Traditional VPS — Full control

📋 System Requirements

Tool Version Node.js 22+ Bun 1.2+ PostgreSQL 15+

🎯 Perfect For

• Learning NestJS + Prisma + PostgreSQL — All three together
• Building NestJS databases quickly — Zero config database setup
• Prisma ORM projects — v7 best practices built in
• Backend API development — With a real database layer
• MVP & startup projects — From idea to API in minutes
• Portfolio projects — Show employers production-ready code
• Internship preparation — Learn modern NestJS patterns
• Freelance projects — Get to feature development faster
• SaaS backends — Scalable from day one
• Hackathons — Get your database layer done first

🛠 Local Development

Clone & Setup

git clone https://github.com/nabinkdl/quick-nest.git
cd quick-nest
bun install

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Run Locally

bun run start my-app

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Force Overwrite

bun run start my-app --force

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🌱 Extensible Foundation

The starter intentionally stays minimal—perfect for learning and quick MVPs. As your app grows, easily add:

• 🔴 Redis caching
• 🐳 Docker & Docker Compose
• 🚦 Rate limiting & throttling
• 📊 Logging & monitoring
• 📨 Email services
• 📁 File uploads & storage
• 🔄 Background jobs & queues
• 🌐 WebSockets & real-time features
• 🔑 OAuth (Google, GitHub, Discord)
• 🛡️ RBAC authorization
• 📚 Swagger API docs
• 🧪 Automated testing (Jest)
• 📈 Metrics & observability
• 🏢 Multi-tenancy

📦 Package

Available on npm:

npx  quick-nest my-app

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Package name: quick-nest

📝 License

MIT