# Nexus Example With Prisma This example shows how to use Nexus with [Prisma](https://prisma.io) without the [Prisma plugin for Nexus](https://nxs.li/plugins/prisma). This approach is lower-level and here for reference reasons. Generally, you would want to use the Prisma plugin. ### Try It ``` npm install npx prisma generate npx prisma migrate save --experimental npx prisma migrate up --experimental ``` Terminal 1 ``` npm run dev ``` Terminal 2 ``` npm run dev:typecheck ```