Lifecycle / Maintenance

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Migrations

Migrations run automatically by default.

# powersync.yaml

migrations:
    # Setting this to false (default) enables automatic migrations on startup.
    # When set to true, migrations must be triggered manually by modifying the container `command`.
    disable_auto_migration: true

MongoDB locks ensure migrations are executed exactly once, even when multiple containers start simultaneously.

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Backups

We recommend using Git to backup your configuration files.

The sync bucket storage database doesn’t require backups as it can be easily reconstructed.