Channels & Releases
Overview
Release channels let you to work with different Prisma versions. This can e.g. be helpful if you want to test new features before they are officially released.
There are three channels: stable, beta and alpha
Read more about the Prisma's release process here.
Stable
Always run the stable channel on your production servers. Releases on the stable channel follow a bi-weekly cadence and only include very minor changes compared to the beta channel. This ensures that the combination of features in a release has been thoroughly tested on the beta channel.
Beta
Features on the beta channel are tested and unlikely to change before the final release. The beta channel is a great way to try new features and provide feedback before they are available in a stable release.
Alpha
The alpha channel is ideal for contributors and developers who want to try new features as early as possible. Features on the alpha channel are not fully tested and might see significant changes before they are included in a stable release.
Using the alpha and beta channels
The stable channel is the default for everything you do with Prisma. Whether it's installing the Prisma CLI or pulling the latest Docker image, you'll download the latest stable release.
In order to access the alpha and beta channels, follow these steps outlined below.
Beta
Prisma CLI
Install the beta channel of the Prisma CLI using NPM:
npm install -g prisma@beta
Docker image
You can find the latest beta image on Docker Hub or simply use the __VERSION__-beta tag when using the Docker CLI (where __VERSION__ is a placeholder for the Prisma version you're targeting):
docker pull prismagraphql/prisma:1.20-beta
Alpha
Install the alpha channel of the Prisma CLI using NPM:
Prisma CLI
npm install -g prisma@alpha
Docker image
You can find the latest beta image on Docker Hub or simply use the __VERSION__alpha tag when using the Docker CLI (where __VERSION__ is a placeholder for the Prisma version you're targeting):
docker pull prismagraphql/prisma:1.20-alpha