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Date Published
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Taylor Barnett
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623
Language
English
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Summary

Connect your PlanetScale databases and their branches to manage and run queries from JetBrains DataGrip in a few small steps, using a popular cross-platform IDE for databases that works nicely with PlanetScale databases. Database Branches allow you to branch your database schemas like you branch your code, enabling experimentation in an isolated environment. With non-blocking schema changes, users can update database tables without locking or causing downtime for production databases. To connect to a PlanetScale database using DataGrip, create a new data source with the connection information provided by PlanetScale and fill in the necessary details. When creating a table, ensure it's done in a development branch, not a production branch, as PlanetScale does not allow certain statements on production branches. With DataGrip, you can manage database changes easily, experiment with schemas in an isolated environment, and deploy your changes to your production database once ready. You can create a free database to connect to DataGrip and try out PlanetScale today.