PostgreSQL + Prisma: Production Patterns

Prisma makes database access feel great in development, but production requires more care. Here are the patterns I use in every new project.

Connection Pooling is Non-Negotiable

Serverless environments open a new DB connection per request. Use PgBouncer (via Neon's connection pooling or Supabase) to avoid connection exhaustion.

Use $transaction for Consistency

Any operation that touches multiple tables should use prisma.$transaction() — it ensures atomicity and prevents partial writes.