db create
You can create a new database in a specific group using the following command:
turso db create [database-name]
The [database-name] argument is optional. If you don’t provide a name, the Turso team will use the name of your project.
If you have more than one group, you will need to pass the --group flag.
Flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--enable-extensions | Enables experimental support for SQLite extensions. |
--from-csv | Create the database from a csv file. |
--csv-table-name | Name of the table in the csv file. |
--from-db | Select another database to copy data from. |
--timestamp | Set a point in time in the past to copy data from the selected database. Must be used with the ‘from-db’ flag. Must be in RFC3339 format like ‘2023-09-29T10:16:13-03:00’ |
--from-dump | Create the database from a local SQLite dump. |
--from-dump-url | Create the database from a remote SQLite dump. |
--from-file | Create the database from a local SQLite3-compatible file. |
--group | Create the database in the specified group. |
--type <regular|schema> | The type of database to create. Defaults to to regular. |
--schema <string> | The database schema to use (learn more about multi-db schemas). |
--canary | Use database canary build. |
-w, --wait | Wait for the database to be ready to receive requests. |
-h, --help | Get help for create. |
Examples
The examples below outline the most common use cases for the db create command.
Create database in a specific group
You can create a new database in a specific group using the --group flag:
turso db create [database-name] --group <group-name>
Create database from SQLite file
You can create a new Turso database from an existing SQLite file using the --from-file flag:
turso db create [database-name] --from-file ./path/to/file.db
The file size is limited to 2GB.
Create database from SQLite dump
You can create a new database using the output of .dump using the --from-dump flag:
turso db create [database-name] --from-dump ./path/to/dump.sql
Create database from another existing database
You can create a new Turso database from an existing database using the --from-db flag:
turso db create [database-name] --from-db <existing-database-name>
Create database from a point in time
You can create a new Turso database from an existing database at a specific point in time using the --from-db and --timestamp flags:
turso db create [database-name] --from-db <existing-database-name> --timestamp 2024-01-01T10:10:10-10:00
Create database from a CSV file
You can create a new Turso database from a CSV file using the --from-csv flag:
turso db create [database-name] --from-csv ./path/to/file.csv --csv-table-name <desired-table-name>
Create a database with extensions enabled
You can create a database with experimental support for SQLite extensions using the --enable-extensions flag:
turso db create [database-name] --enable-extensions
Using --enable-extensions will enable extensions on all databases in the group.
Create a database with a schema from a parent database
You can create a database using the schema of another database using the --schema flag:
turso db create child-db --schema parent-db
The parent database must be created using the --type schema flag.