Migration Workflows
We are using Vercel, Neon, Prisma and GitHub. I've set up the Neon Vercel integration, as well as the Github Vercel integration, and everything's working well.
Our workflow right now is:
1. Create a branch off of
2. Push changes to the branch. Pull the env vars with
3. Once the merged into
What's a good flow for managing migrations in this setup? For branch specific migrations, we've just been running them ourselves locally with
One challenge is it's not clear to me how to programmatically get the database URL for a branch.
I found https://neon.tech/docs/guides/neon-github-integration and https://github.com/neondatabase/preview-branches-with-vercel/tree/main but since the integration already creates the branch, it's not clear how to fetch that info.
Our workflow right now is:
1. Create a branch off of
main2. Push changes to the branch. Pull the env vars with
vercel env pull --environment=preview --git-branch=$branch_name3. Once the merged into
mainWhat's a good flow for managing migrations in this setup? For branch specific migrations, we've just been running them ourselves locally with
npx prisma migrate devnpx prisma migrate deployOne challenge is it's not clear to me how to programmatically get the database URL for a branch.
I found https://neon.tech/docs/guides/neon-github-integration and https://github.com/neondatabase/preview-branches-with-vercel/tree/main but since the integration already creates the branch, it's not clear how to fetch that info.
Neon
The Neon GitHub integration connects your Neon projects to corresponding GitHub repositories, helping you incorporate your database into your developer workflow. For example, create a database branch ...
GitHub
Example project that shows how you can create a branch for every preview deployment on Vercel using GitHub actions - neondatabase/preview-branches-with-vercel
