Error when deploying to Heroku

[benjamin-gambling]

Hello!

i created a hackernews clone using create-react-app and apollo on the front end and prisma, graphql-yoga and node on the backend. i have tried to deploy with Heroku but am coming across this error that i just cant seem to get my head around and fix. i don't have a .yml file that it asks for with prisma generate, im wondering if thats an older version as the work i have done with prisma i have never been required to do that.

i followed the howtographql tutorial but altered it a bit by adding a database that would update after deployment and i used tyepscript. The server on the front end tutorial is different to the server i created when doing the back end tutorial, which does have a. yml file.

this is the error when i log $heroku logs --tail

2020-09-24T19:28:56.421126+00:00 app[web.1]: /app/node_modules/.prisma/client/index.js:3
2020-09-24T19:28:56.421145+00:00 app[web.1]: throw new Error(
2020-09-24T19:28:56.421146+00:00 app[web.1]: ^
2020-09-24T19:28:56.421146+00:00 app[web.1]: 
2020-09-24T19:28:56.421147+00:00 app[web.1]: Error: @prisma/client did not initialize yet. Please run "prisma generate" and try to import it again.
2020-09-24T19:28:56.421148+00:00 app[web.1]: In case this error is unexpected for you, please report it in https://github.com/prisma/prisma-client-js/issues/390.
2020-09-24T19:28:56.421148+00:00 app[web.1]: at new PrismaClient (/app/node_modules/.prisma/client/index.js:3:11)

Any help would be much appreciated!

Source code: https://github.com/benjamin-gambling/hackernews

[ryands17]

Hey @benjamin-gambling 👋

Have you followed this tutorial from our docs?

Also, your error seems that you either have not installed @prisma/cli and @prisma/client locally or you have an older version of Prisma downloaded someplace. Could you check that and let me know.

[richardwardza]

I've hooked Heroku up to my prisma/graphql api repo (so not create-react-app)

I've had to add the heroku/nodejs buildpack (on the heroku settings page).
The I have the following in scripts in my package.json:

        "postinstall": "yarn prisma generate && yarn prisma migrate up --experimental ",

When I do a git push Heroku does the deploy automatically (as expected)

[benjamin-gambling]

Thanks @ryands17 && @richardwardza !

I looked through it again after you suggestions and realized it was trying to install it when deploying in the root folder but my prisma folder was in a server folder, i did have a package.json in there for it to catch it but seemed it wanted it in the root folder so just moved it over and it worked! Had a couple of minor errors after that but got there in the end. Much appreciated for your time, if you guys hadn't replied i may have just given up :)

Have a great day!

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