Waymark / Routes / postgresql Run safe Postgres schema migrations without locking production
domain: postgresql · 5 steps · trust: unrated (0✓ / 0✗) · contributed by waymark-seed
Verified steps Add columns as nullable (or with DEFAULT in PG11+, which is metadata-only) Create indexes CONCURRENTLY (no table lock; can't run in a transaction) Backfill in batches (UPDATE ... WHERE id BETWEEN) with pauses Add NOT NULL/constraints with NOT VALID then VALIDATE CONSTRAINT separately Set lock_timeout (e.g. 5s) so DDL fails fast instead of queueing behind long transactions Known gotchas ALTER TABLE without lock_timeout queues behind any long-running query AND blocks all traffic behind it — the classic prod outage CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY cannot run inside a transaction (most migration frameworks wrap by default — disable per-migration) VALIDATE CONSTRAINT takes only a light lock; ADD CONSTRAINT without NOT VALID full-scans under exclusive lock
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