Entity Framework Core PostgreSQL Integration

See Entity Framework Core Integration document for the basics of the EF Core integration.

EntityFrameworkCore Project Update

• In Acme.BookStore.EntityFrameworkCore project replace package Volo.Abp.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer with Volo.Abp.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSql
• Update to use PostgreSQL in BookStoreEntityFrameworkCoreModule
  • Replace the AbpEntityFrameworkCoreSqlServerModule with the AbpEntityFrameworkCorePostgreSqlModule
  • Replace the options.UseSqlServer() with the options.UsePostgreSql()
• In other projects update the PostgreSQL connection string in necessary appsettings.json files
  • more info of PostgreSQL connection strings,You need to pay attention to Npgsql in this document

EntityFrameworkCore.DbMigrations Project Update

• Update to use PostgreSQL in XXXMigrationsDbContextFactory
  • Replace the new DbContextOptionsBuilder<XXXMigrationsDbContext>().UseSqlServer() with the new DbContextOptionsBuilder<XXXMigrationsDbContext>().UseNpgsql()

Delete Existing Migrations

Delete all existing migration files (including DbContextModelSnapshot)

Regenerate Initial Migration

Set the correct startup project (usually a web project)

Open the Package Manager Console (Tools -> Nuget Package Manager -> Package Manager Console), select the .EntityFrameworkCore.DbMigrations as the Default project and execute the following command:

Run Add-Migration command.

PM> Add-Migration Initial

Update the Database

You have two options to create the database.

Using the DbMigrator Application

The solution contains a console application (named Acme.BookStore.DbMigrator in this sample) that can create database, apply migrations and seed initial data. It is useful on development as well as on production environment.

.DbMigrator project has its own appsettings.json. So, if you have changed the connection string above, you should also change this one.

Right click to the .DbMigrator project and select Set as StartUp Project:

Hit F5 (or Ctrl+F5) to run the application. It will have an output like shown below:

Using EF Core Update-Database Command

Ef Core has Update-Database command which creates database if necessary and applies pending migrations.

Set the correct startup project (usually a web project)

Open the Package Manager Console (Tools -> Nuget Package Manager -> Package Manager Console), select the .EntityFrameworkCore.DbMigrations as the Default project and execute the following command:

PM> Update-Database

This will create a new database based on the configured connection string.

Using the .DbMigrator tool is the suggested way, because it also seeds the initial data to be able to properly run the web application.