Data Management with Drizzle ORM, Supabase and Next.js for Web & Mobile Applications

As a solo entrepreneur aiming to build AI or generative AI-powered products that users will love, you need tools that streamline your development process without compromising on power or flexibility, so that you can focus on building the capabilities and features that actually improves user experience.

One of these crucial tools is an ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) solution, which helps you manage your database interactions effortlessly.

In this guide, I’ll walk you through:

• A brief introduction to Drizzle ORM
• Setting up a Next.js project with Drizzle ORM
• Defining your database schemas
• Configuring a Supabase database
• Seeding your data
• Fetching and displaying data in your Next.js application

If you have a basic understanding of SQL, you’re in for a treat — Drizzle ORM allows you to leverage that knowledge while enjoying the safety and flexibility that TypeScript provides.

Let’s goooo!

Why Drizzle ORM?

If you think of your AI-powered product like a restaurant. Your data is the ingredients, stored in the kitchen…