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What are Migrations in Entity Framework Core and why are they important?

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Migrations are a way to incrementally update the database schema to keep it in sync with the entity model while preserving existing data.
Benefits:

  • Version control: Track database schema changes
  • Team collaboration: Share schema changes across team
  • Deployment: Apply changes to different environments
  • Rollback: Undo changes if needed
  • Data preservation: Update schema without losing data
# Add migration
dotnet ef migrations add InitialCreate
# Update database
dotnet ef database update
# Remove last migration
dotnet ef migrations remove
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