Using Migrations in a Production Database
Explore how to generate SQL scripts for applying Entity Framework Core migrations in production databases. Learn to create scripts from initial to latest migrations, update databases safely, and generate rollback scripts to manage changes effectively.
Overview
Previously, we updated the database from the migration files using the dotnet ef database update command. This practice is convenient in a development environment but not in a production environment. In a production environment, the recommended approach is to generate SQL scripts. Using SQL scripts allows us to inspect migrations before deploying them to a production database.
In this lesson, we’ll review some ways to generate SQL scripts.
Note: The commands in this lesson generate code and files. Through the ...