Integrate Payload CMS with PlanetScale

The complete guide to connecting Payload CMS and PlanetScale in Next.js 15.

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This blueprint outlines a highly scalable connection between a Next.js 15 App Router front-end and a PostgreSQL database using Drizzle ORM. It leverages React 19 features, the 'use' hook for data streaming, and the finalized Next.js 15 Async Request APIs for optimized server-side rendering and edge compatibility.

lib/integration.ts

1import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/node-postgres';
2import { pgTable, serial, text, timestamp } from 'drizzle-orm/pg-core';
3import { Pool } from 'pg';
4
5// 1. Schema Definition (2026 Stable Standard)
6export const users = pgTable('users', {
7  id: serial('id').primaryKey(),
8  name: text('name').notNull(),
9  email: text('email').unique().notNull(),
10  createdAt: timestamp('created_at').defaultNow(),
11});
12
13// 2. Client Initialization with Connection Pooling
14const pool = new Pool({
15  connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
16  max: 20,
17  idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
18});
19
20export const db = drizzle(pool);
21
22// 3. Next.js 15 Server Component implementation
23// Note: params and searchParams are now Promises in Next.js 15
24export default async function UserProfile({ params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }) {
25  const { id } = await params;
26  
27  const userData = await db.select().from(users).where(({ id: tableId }) => tableId.equals(Number(id)));
28
29  return (
30    <section>
31      <h1>{userData[0]?.name ?? 'User Not Found'}</h1>
32    </section>
33  );
34}

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