pg-schema-diff

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Go library for diffing Postgres schemas and generating SQL migrations

  • .editorconfig
  • .gitignore
  • .golangci.yaml
  • .sqlfluff
  • CLAUDE.md
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • go.mod
  • go.sum
  • LICENSE.md
  • Makefile
  • README.md

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/stripe/pg-schema-diff

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd pg-schema-diff

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Homebrew A package manager for macOS/Linux.
  • Go Go is required to use go install.
brew install pg-schema-diff

Installs the pre-built package via Homebrew β€” no source build required.

go install github.com/stripe/pg-schema-diff/cmd/pg-schema-diff@latest

Downloads and installs the specified version directly β€” no need to clone the repo yourself.

βœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Docker

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
docker build -f build/Dockerfile.codegen -t pg-schema-diff .

Builds a runnable image based on the Dockerfile.

docker run -p 8080:80 pg-schema-diff

Runs the built image as an actual container.

βœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

4. Go

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Go The Go compiler and toolchain.
go install github.com/stripe/pg-schema-diff/cmd/pg-schema-diff@latest

Downloads and installs the specified version directly β€” no need to clone the repo yourself.

βœ… If the build finishes without errors, it worked. If you used go run ., check the terminal output.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

5. Make

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Make Usually pre-installed on Linux/macOS. On Windows, install separately (e.g. via MSYS2 or WSL).
make

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

βœ… If it finishes without errors, it worked. Try running the generated executable directly.
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