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Safe Rails migrations with zero-downtime patterns.

Software Engineering#migrations#zero-downtime#rails#two-phase#strong-migrations
Authorstephendolan
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill teaches safe migration strategies to minimize downtime and ensure reversibility during schema changes.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Two-Phase Column Removal: Remove deprecated columns in two phases to avoid runtime errors.
  • Strong Migrations: Apply non-blocking changes and proper backfills.
  • Pre-Deployment Cleanup: Guidance for data cleanup before risky changes.

Quick Start

Add a NOT NULL constraint safely using a two-phase approach with a pre-deployment backfill.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

💻 Claude Code Installation

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Please help me install this Skill:
Name: rails-migrations
Download link: https://github.com/stephendolan/dotfiles/archive/main.zip#rails-migrations

Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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