Flyway is an open-source tool, licensed under Apache License 2.0, that helps you implement automated and version-based database migrations. It allows you to define the required update operations in an SQL script or as Java code.

Why should we use Flyway?

Tools such as Flyway can prevent database schema mismatch when working with multiple environments, such as dev, test, and prod, or when switching branches. They allow developers to recreate a database from scratch, which is valuable when creating a new environment.

What is Flyway tool?

Flyway is an open-source database migration tool. It strongly favors simplicity and convention over configuration. It is based around just 7 basic commands: Migrate, Clean, Info, Validate, Undo, Baseline and Repair.