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Evolve
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How to Handle MSSQL Database in CI/CD?
If you want to stay in C# land, look at Evolve.
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Can I export database from PostgreSQL and connect it to my C# app?
So, in general, one would use a versioned database schema that would connect to a database and execute a series of SQL files. For C# you have things like Evolve.
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The correct way to source control data
So you don't really source control the data, but you do source control the database schema. A common way in the .net world to do this is to use something like evolve which basically allows you to version SQL scripts and have them executed on application launch.
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Best db migration tool options to use along with Entity Framework
Been using https://github.com/lecaillon/Evolve for many years. Its a .Net Core equivalent to Flyway. You run plain old SQL scripts and just follow a file naming convention. It can run embedded inside a project, it has a .Net Tool and a standalone CLI. The SQL scripts can also be embedded in the executable or as external files.
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Developing with SQL Server in .NET
I've been using Evolve in the past, very simple and effective.
Horton
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Best db migration tool options to use along with Entity Framework
I also wrote my own tool a decade ago, https://github.com/jdaigle/Horton, but I just use Flyway these days.
What are some alternatives?
Entity Framework - EF Core is a modern object-database mapper for .NET. It supports LINQ queries, change tracking, updates, and schema migrations.
roundhouse - RoundhousE is a Database Migration Utility for .NET using sql files and versioning based on source control
DbUp - DbUp is a .NET library that helps you to deploy changes to SQL Server databases. It tracks which SQL scripts have been run already, and runs the change scripts that are needed to get your database up to date.
Versioning.NET - A dotnet tool that automatically increments versions in csproj files based on git commit hints.
AutoTrimps - AutoTrimps - Zek
sqlancer - Automated testing to find logic and performance bugs in database systems
key-value-store - Basic Key-Value Store built on top of YugabyteDB, .Net 7.0, and Entity Framework Core 7.0.
Flyway - Flyway by Redgate • Database Migrations Made Easy.
SQL-Shoot - Database migrations & change control. PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and more
flyway-migrator - This repository offers a streamlined solution for performing database migrations using the flyway tool, independent of your main code base. This approach ensures a smooth, efficient, and optimized process for managing your database migrations.