import Tab from '@mdx/Tab.astro'; import Tabs from '@mdx/Tabs.astro'; import Npm from "@mdx/Npm.astro"; import Callout from '@mdx/Callout.astro'; import Steps from '@mdx/Steps.astro'; import AnchorCards from '@mdx/AnchorCards.astro'; import Breadcrumbs from '@mdx/Breadcrumbs.astro'; import CodeTabs from "@mdx/CodeTabs.astro"; import Prerequisites from "@mdx/Prerequisites.astro"; import IntrospectPostgreSQL from '@mdx/get-started/postgresql/IntrospectPostgreSQL.mdx'; import FileStructure from '@mdx/get-started/FileStructure.mdx'; import InstallPackages from '@mdx/get-started/InstallPackages.mdx'; import SetupConfig from '@mdx/get-started/SetupConfig.mdx'; import SetupEnv from '@mdx/get-started/SetupEnv.mdx'; import TransferCode from '@mdx/get-started/TransferCode.mdx'; import ApplyChanges from '@mdx/get-started/ApplyChanges.mdx'; import RunFile from '@mdx/get-started/RunFile.mdx'; import ConnectPostgreSQL from '@mdx/get-started/postgresql/ConnectPostgreSQL.mdx' import QueryDatabase from '@mdx/get-started/QueryDatabase.mdx'; import QueryDatabaseUpdated from '@mdx/get-started/QueryDatabaseUpdated.mdx'; import UpdateSchema from '@mdx/get-started/postgresql/UpdateSchema.mdx'; # Get Started with Drizzle and PostgreSQL in existing project - **dotenv** - package for managing environment variables - [read here](https://www.npmjs.com/package/dotenv) - **tsx** - package for running TypeScript files - [read here](https://tsx.is/) - **node-postgres** - package for querying your PostgreSQL database - [read here](https://node-postgres.com/) #### Step 1 - Install **node-postgres** package #### Step 2 - Setup connection variables If you don't have a PostgreSQL database yet and want to create one for testing, you can use our guide on how to set up PostgreSQL in Docker. The PostgreSQL in Docker guide is available [here](/docs/guides/postgresql-local-setup). Go set it up, generate a database URL (explained in the guide), and come back for the next steps #### Step 3 - Setup Drizzle config file #### Step 4 - Introspect your database #### Step 5 - Transfer code to your actual schema file #### Step 6 - Connect Drizzle ORM to the database #### Step 7 - Query the database #### Step 8 - Run index.ts file #### Step 9 - Update your table schema (optional) #### Step 10 - Applying changes to the database (optional) #### Step 11 - Query the database with a new field (optional)

PostgreSQL Existing Project Setup