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Hono + Turso
Guides
Hono + Turso
Set up Turso in your Hono project in minutes.
Prerequisites
Before you start, make sure you:
- Install the Turso CLI
- Sign up or login to Turso
- Have a Hono app — learn more
1
Install the libSQL SDK
Begin by installing the @libsql/client dependency in your project:
2
Retrieve database credentials
Get the database URL:
turso db show --url <database-name>
Get the database authentication token:
turso db tokens create <database-name>
Assign credentials to the environment variables inside .env.
TURSO_DATABASE_URL=
TURSO_AUTH_TOKEN=
3
Configure libSQL client
4
Execute SQL
import { Hono } from "hono";
import { turso } from "./lib/turso";
const app = new Hono();
app.get("/items", async (c) => {
const { rows } = await turso.execute("SELECT * FROM items");
return c.json({ rows });
});