prisma generate Couldn t find `prisma yml` file Are you in t

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prisma generate Couldn t find `prisma yml` file Are you in the right directory Get in touch if you need help <https slack prisma io> To get more detailed output run $ export DEBUG= node 42834 DEP0066 DeprecationWarning OutgoingMessage prototype headers is deprecated

nikolasburk · Answer

This looks like you re trying to use Prisma 1 Are you following some tutorial for the setup process or how do you currently use Prisma

Lewis · Answer

im pretty sure I have prisma 2

nikolasburk · Answer

My hunch that you re using Prisma 1 is because it throws an error about `prisma yml` which doesn t exist in Prisma 2 any more

nikolasburk · Answer

Can you share your `package json`

nikolasburk · Answer

Also are you currently following a tutorial or how are you using Prisma slightly smiling face

Lewis · Answer

im following a tutorial

Lewis · Answer

trying to use it at work in a production app so a bit scary

Lewis · Answer

prisma client ^2 0 0

Lewis · Answer

prisma cli ^2 0 0

nikolasburk · Answer

Which tutorial is it

nikolasburk · Answer

Did you try running the CLI with the `npx` prefix ```npx prisma generate```

Lewis · Answer

interesting

Lewis · Answer

prisma generate

Lewis · Answer

npx prisma generate Environment variables loaded from prisma env Error You don t have defined any model in your schema prisma so nothing will be generated You can define a model like this model User id Int id default autoincrement email String unique name String More information in our documentation <https pris ly d prisma schema>

Lewis · Answer

behaves differently

nikolasburk · Answer

Yes that seems like the correct Prisma 2 CLI command

nikolasburk · Answer

Maybe you have a global installation of the Prisma 1 CLI as `prisma` on your machine you can remove that with ```npm uninstall g prisma```

nikolasburk · Answer

Which tutorial are you following by the way

Lewis · Answer

you were right after going through that I should expect one file to be updated right

Lewis · Answer

the schema file has added some gibberish I can t understand

Lewis · Answer

tutorial How to query your database using Prisma with NestJS <https notiz dev blog how to connect nestjs with prisma step 7 create a prisma service>

nikolasburk · Answer

Also the error you get now indicates that you need to define models in your Prisma schema You can either define them manually and then migrate the DB using Prisma Migrate which is not yet prod ready though or introspect an existing DB

Lewis · Answer

npx prisma generate Environment variables loaded from prisma env heavy check mark Generated Prisma Client to node modules prisma client in 159ms You can now start using Prisma Client in your code ``` import PrismaClient from prisma client or const PrismaClient = require prisma client const prisma = new PrismaClient ``` Explore the full API <http pris ly d client>

Lewis · Answer

thank you