---
title: "Deploy Drizzle GraphQL MySQL Starter"
description: "A simple GraphQL API using Drizzle schemas"
category: "Starters"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/hSPrmq
---

# Deploy Drizzle GraphQL MySQL Starter

A simple GraphQL API using Drizzle schemas

**[Deploy Drizzle GraphQL MySQL Starter on Railway](https://railway.com/template/hSPrmq)**

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- **Creator:** Matt Spear
- **Category:** Starters
- **Total deploys:** 2

## Template content

### drizzle-graphql-mysql-starter

- **Source:** matthewspear/drizzle-graphql-mysql-starter
- **Public domain:** Yes

### MySQL https://devicons.railway.app/i/mysql.svg

- **Image:** mysql:9
- **Start command:** `docker-entrypoint.sh mysqld --innodb-use-native-aio=0 --disable-log-bin --performance_schema=0`

## Documentation

## Overview

Drizzle ORM is a lightweight, type-safe, and performant TypeScript ORM for SQL databases. It offers a fluent query builder, automatic SQL generation, and seamless integration with popular databases, enabling developers to write efficient and maintainable database interactions with full TypeScript support.

Pair the power of Drizzle schemas with GraphQL to easily access the exact data you need in a standardised format.

This template combines GraphQL, Drizzle and Typescript to make a perfect starter for building APIs, prototyping with GraphQL and early development.

## Highlights

- GraphQL
- Drizzle schemas
- Typescript
- Environment variable setup using dotenv

## Learn More

- [GraphQL](https://graphql.org/)
- [Drizzle](https://orm.drizzle.team/)
- [drizzle-graphql](https://github.com/drizzle-team/drizzle-graphql)
- [Typescript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)

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