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Version: v4

Using Another ORM

The core of the framework is independent of TypeORM. So, if you do not want to use an ORM at all or use another ORM or ODM than TypeORM, you absolutely can.

To do so, you will have to remove TypeORM and all its utilities.

Uninstall TypeORM​

  1. First uninstall the dependencies.

    npm uninstall typeorm @foal/typeorm

  2. Then remove the directory src/app/entities and the file src/db.ts.

  3. Remove or replace the script create-user in src/app/scripts.

  4. In the file src/index.ts, delete the connection creation called dataSource.initialize().

  5. Finally, remove in package.json the scripts to manage migrations.

Examples​

Limitations​

When using another ORM than TypeORM some features are not available:

  • the Groups & Permissions system,
  • and the foal g rest-api command.