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Database best practices focusing on Prisma and Supabase integration

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description: "Database best practices focusing on Prisma and Supabase integration"
globs: prisma/**/*, src/db/**/*, **/*.prisma, supabase/**/*
alwaysApply: false
---
# Database Best Practices

## Prisma Setup
- Use proper schema design
- Implement proper migrations
- Use proper relation definitions
- Configure proper connection
- Implement proper seeding
- Use proper client setup

## Prisma Models
- Use proper model naming
- Implement proper relations
- Use proper field types
- Define proper indexes
- Implement proper constraints
- Use proper enums

## Prisma Queries
- Use proper query optimization
- Implement proper filtering
- Use proper relations loading
- Handle transactions properly
- Implement proper pagination
- Use proper aggregations

## Supabase Setup
- Configure proper project setup
- Implement proper authentication
- Use proper database setup
- Configure proper storage
- Implement proper policies
- Use proper client setup

## Supabase Security
- Implement proper RLS policies
- Use proper authentication
- Configure proper permissions
- Handle sensitive data properly
- Implement proper backups
- Use proper encryption

## Supabase Queries
- Use proper query optimization
- Implement proper filtering
- Use proper joins
- Handle real-time properly
- Implement proper pagination
- Use proper functions

## Database Design
- Use proper normalization
- Implement proper indexing
- Use proper constraints
- Define proper relations
- Implement proper cascades
- Use proper data types

## Performance
- Use proper connection pooling
- Implement proper caching
- Use proper query optimization
- Handle N+1 queries properly
- Implement proper batching
- Monitor performance metrics

## Security
- Use proper authentication
- Implement proper authorization
- Handle sensitive data properly
- Use proper encryption
- Implement proper backups
- Monitor security issues

## Best Practices
- Follow database conventions
- Use proper migrations
- Implement proper versioning
- Handle errors properly
- Document schema properly
- Monitor database health