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Prisma migrations without pain: rules that protect production

December 31, 20256 min read
Author: 7kar7son7Developer

Plan schema changes safely: backward compatibility, rollouts and a rollback plan.

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TL;DR

  • prisma migrations production
  • For PostgreSQL apps with frequent model changes.

Who this is for

  • For PostgreSQL apps with frequent model changes.

Keyword (SEO)

  • prisma migrations production

Safety rules

  • Add first, use later
  • Don’t change types blindly
  • Backup before migration

Two-step deployments

  • Deploy code for both states
  • Then clean up
  • Have a rollback plan

Common pitfalls

  • Dropping columns immediately
  • Missing indexes
  • No staging tests

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About the author

Developer at DevStudio.it. Focused on performance, SEO and production-ready web apps.

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