Node.js

Supported projects

The following projects are recommended for implementing Node applications using the YugabyteDB YSQL and YCQL APIs.

Project	Documentation and Guides	Latest Driver Version	Supported YugabyteDB Version
YugabyteDB node-postgres Smart Driver	Documentation Reference	8.7.3-yb-1	2.8 and above
PostgreSQL node-postgres Driver	Documentation Reference	8.7.3	2.6 and above
YugabyteDB Node.js Driver for YCQL	Documentation	4.0.0

Project	Documentation and Guides	Example Apps
Sequelize	Documentation Hello World	Sequelize ORM App
Prisma	Documentation Hello World	Prisma ORM App

Learn how to establish a connection to a YugabyteDB database and begin basic CRUD operations by referring to Connect an app or Use an ORM.

For reference documentation, including using projects with SSL, refer to the drivers and ORMs reference pages.

To develop Node.js applications for YugabyteDB, you need the following:

Node.js
To download and install Node.js, refer to the Node.js documentation.
To check the version of node, use the following command:
```
node -v
```
Create a node.js project
Create a file with the .js extension (for example app.js), which can be run using the following command:
```
node app.js
```
YugabyteDB cluster
- Create a free cluster on YugabyteDB Managed. Refer to Use a cloud cluster. Note that YugabyteDB Managed requires SSL.
- Alternatively, set up a standalone YugabyteDB cluster by following the steps in Install YugabyteDB.