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DBMigrator is a CLI tool for copying PostgreSQL databases from production to development or staging environments, automatically redacting sensitive data according to configurable sanitization rules.

Pages

• Getting Started — Installation, requirements, and first run
• Configuration — Full reference for config.yaml
• CLI Commands — All commands and options
• Sanitization Strategies — How each strategy works with examples
• Validation — Pre-execution schema and config checks
• Docker Usage — Running with Docker and docker-compose
• Faker Methods Reference — All available faker methods

Quick Example

# 1. Write your config
cp config.example.yaml config.yaml

# 2. Validate before running
dotnet run --project src/DbMigrator -- validate --config config.yaml

# 3. Preview what will execute
dotnet run --project src/DbMigrator -- run --config config.yaml --dry-run

# 4. Execute
dotnet run --project src/DbMigrator -- run --config config.yaml