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migrations capability

migrations adds database schema migration support to your Go service using golang-migrate, with up/down files and version tracking.

What You Get

Section titled “What You Get”
  • Migration runner
  • Up/down migration files
  • Version tracking

When to Use

Section titled “When to Use”

Any service with a relational database needs migrations. Schema changes without versioned migrations are risky in production — you lose repeatability, rollback capability, and team coordination. Add migrations alongside postgres or mysql from the start.

Requirements & Suggestions

Section titled “Requirements & Suggestions”

Suggests: docker

Add to Your Service

Section titled “Add to Your Service”
Terminal window
verikt new my-service --language go --cap postgres,migrations
# or add to an existing service:
verikt add migrations
Section titled “Related Capabilities”

postgres

PostgreSQL — the most common pairing with migrations.

mysql

MySQL with versioned schema management.

docker

Local database instance for running migrations in dev.