🚀 Bootstrap your GraphQL server within seconds
Basic starter kit for a flexible GraphQL server for Node.js - based on best practices from the GraphQL community.
## Features
- **Scalable GraphQL server:** The server uses [`graphql-yoga`](https://github.com/prisma/graphql-yoga) which is based on Apollo Server & Express
- **GraphQL database:** Includes GraphQL database binding to [Prisma](https://www.prismagraphql.com) (running on MySQL)
- **Tooling**: Out-of-the-box support for [GraphQL Playground](https://github.com/prisma/graphql-playground) & [query performance tracing](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-tracing)
- **Extensible**: Simple and flexible [data model](./database/datamodel.graphql) – easy to adjust and extend
- **No configuration overhead**: Preconfigured [`graphql-config`](https://github.com/prisma/graphql-config) setup
For a fully-fledged **GraphQL & Node.js tutorial**, visit [How to GraphQL](https://www.howtographql.com/graphql-js/0-introduction/). You can more learn about the idea behind GraphQL boilerplates [here](https://blog.graph.cool/graphql-boilerplates-graphql-create-how-to-setup-a-graphql-project-6428be2f3a5).
## Requirements
You need to have the [GraphQL CLI](https://github.com/graphql-cli/graphql-cli) installed to bootstrap your GraphQL server using `graphql create`:
```sh
npm install -g graphql-cli
```
## Getting started
```sh
# 1. Bootstrap GraphQL server in directory `my-app`, based on `node-basic` boilerplate
graphql create my-app --boilerplate node-basic
# 2. When prompted, deploy the Prisma service to a _public cluster_
# 3. Navigate to the new project
cd my-app
# 4. Start server (runs on http://localhost:4000) and open GraphQL Playground
yarn dev
```
## Documentation
### Commands
* `yarn start` starts GraphQL server on `http://localhost:4000`
* `yarn dev` starts GraphQL server on `http://localhost:4000` _and_ opens GraphQL Playground
* `yarn playground` opens the GraphQL Playground for the `projects` from [`.graphqlconfig.yml`](./.graphqlconfig.yml)
* `yarn prisma ` gives access to local version of Prisma CLI (e.g. `yarn prisma deploy`)
> **Note**: We recommend that you're using `yarn dev` during development as it will give you access to the GraphQL API or your server (defined by the [application schema](./src/schema.graphql)) as well as to the Prisma API directly (defined by the [Prisma database schema](./generated/prisma.graphql)). If you're starting the server with `yarn start`, you'll only be able to access the API of the application schema.
### Project structure
| File name | Description | | :-- | :-- | | `├── .graphqlconfig.yml` | Configuration file based on [`graphql-config`](https://github.com/prisma/graphql-config) (e.g. used by GraphQL Playground).| | `└── database ` (_directory_) | _Contains all files that are related to the Prisma database service_ |\ | ` ├── prisma.yml` | The root configuration file for your Prisma database service ([docs](https://www.prismagraphql.com/docs/reference/prisma.yml/overview-and-example-foatho8aip)) | | ` └── datamodel.graphql` | Defines your data model (written in [GraphQL SDL](https://blog.graph.cool/graphql-sdl-schema-definition-language-6755bcb9ce51)) | | `└── src ` (_directory_) | _Contains the source files for your GraphQL server_ | | ` ├── index.js` | The entry point for your GraphQL server | | ` ├── schema.graphql` | The **application schema** defining the API exposed to client applications | | ` └── generated` (_directory_) | _Contains generated files_ | | ` └── prisma.grapghql` | The **Prisma database schema** defining the Prisma GraphQL API | ## Contributing The GraphQL boilerplates are maintained by the GraphQL community, with official support from the [Apollo](https://dev-blog.apollodata.com) & [Graphcool](https://blog.graph.cool/) teams. Your feedback is **very helpful**, please share your opinion and thoughts! If you have any questions or want to contribute yourself, join the [`#graphql-boilerplate`](https://graphcool.slack.com/messages/graphql-boilerplate) channel on our [Slack](https://graphcool.slack.com/).# GraphQL_Tutorial