## New Netlify DB Driver > Note: The Netlify DB driver is developed and maintained by the Netlify team. **Installation:** ```bash npm i @netlify/db ``` **Usage example:** ```typescript import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/netlify-db'; // reads NETLIFY_DB_URL and NETLIFY_DB_DRIVER env vars const db = drizzle(); const result = await db.execute('select 1'); ``` ```typescript import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/netlify-db'; const db = drizzle(process.env.DATABASE_URL); const result = await db.execute('select 1'); ``` ```typescript import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/netlify-db'; // Explicit client — consumer controls the driver const db = drizzle({ client: netlifyDbClient }); const result = await db.execute('select 1'); ```