🚀 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

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

⚡ 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

2️⃣ Configure Database

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env with your PostgreSQL credentials:

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/quick_nest"

JWT_SECRET="your-super-secret-key-here"

3️⃣ Generate Prisma Client & Run Migrations

bunx prisma migrate dev --name init

This command:

• Generates the Prisma client


• Creates your PostgreSQL database schema


• Seeds initial tables (User, Todo)

4️⃣ Start Development Server

bun run start:dev

✅ 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

📁 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

🔐 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

☁️ 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

🎯 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

Run Locally

bun run start my-app

Force Overwrite

bun run start my-app --force

🌱 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

Package name: quick-nest

📝 License

MIT