From 94ec5188a33ee9f3d92196ec1d87508afa35237e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ankur Datta <64993082+ankur-arch@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:57:26 +0600
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add tip to use local Prisma Postgres  DR-6823

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 .../02-prisma-orm/100-quickstart/100-prisma-postgres.mdx    | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/content/100-getting-started/02-prisma-orm/100-quickstart/100-prisma-postgres.mdx b/content/100-getting-started/02-prisma-orm/100-quickstart/100-prisma-postgres.mdx
index 16e4365dad..28a7c94bff 100644
--- a/content/100-getting-started/02-prisma-orm/100-quickstart/100-prisma-postgres.mdx
+++ b/content/100-getting-started/02-prisma-orm/100-quickstart/100-prisma-postgres.mdx
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ You'll need to answer a few questions while setting up your Prisma Postgres data
 
 :::
 
+:::tip[Using local Prisma Postgres]
+
+If you want to use a local Prisma Postgres database instead of a cloud database, you can skip the `--db` flag and start a local Prisma Postgres instance by running `npx prisma dev`. For more details, see the [local Prisma Postgres documentation](/postgres/database/local-development#setting-up-local-development-for-prisma-postgres).
+
+:::
+
 This command does a few things:
 
 - Creates a `prisma/` directory with a `schema.prisma` file containing your database connection and schema models