DevOps with PlanetScale
Mar 13, 2023Brian Morrison II

Summary
This post details how PlanetScale's database branching and Data Branching® features integrate with the DevOps lifecycle, specifically in the Plan, Code, and Test phases. It highlights the use of the PlanetScale CLI and API for automating branch creation during sprint planning, the security benefits of `pscale connect` for tunneled connections, and the importance of using dedicated test branches seeded with production data for integration testing. It also mentions the role of Deploy Requests in the Release phase.