ssdt-cicd-best-practices-2025
CommunityMaster SQL Server CI/CD for 2025.
AuthorJosiahSiegel
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?
This Skill streamlines and modernizes the process of building, testing, and deploying SQL Server database changes within a Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline, ensuring reliability and efficiency.
Core Features & Use Cases
- State-Based Deployment: Implements a declarative approach where the source code defines the desired database state, simplifying deployments and rollbacks.
- tSQLt Unit Testing: Integrates robust unit testing directly into the pipeline to catch errors early.
- Secure Authentication: Promotes the use of Windows Authentication or Managed Identities over SQL authentication to enhance security.
- Version Control & Reporting: Emphasizes comprehensive version control of all database assets and requires deployment reports for auditing and approval.
- Use Case: Automate the deployment of a new database schema change to production, including automated testing and a mandatory manual approval step after reviewing a deployment report.
Quick Start
Use the ssdt-cicd-best-practices-2025 skill to generate a GitHub Actions pipeline for SQL Server database deployments.
Dependency Matrix
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