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Updates the Prisma Compute docs on deploy on push and branching so they say how to run a preview or staging version of an app next to production, and links related docs and blog pages to the hosting comparison posts.

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  • compute/deploy-on-push.mdx: the page did not say how to test a new version without replacing production, and never mentioned staging. Its title is now "Preview and staging environments per Git branch (deploy on push)", and the description, meta and intro say how to run a new version on its own URL next to production. The intro says Composer is in Early Access.
    • New section "Host a test version without replacing production", on what each pushed branch other than the default gets: its own deployment and URL (custom domains are production-only), every declared service rather than only the frontend, preview-scoped variables with per-branch overrides, its own databases (production data is not copied, with the DATABASE_URL caveat), production deploys from the default branch only (plus service version rollback), and teardown when the branch is deleted.
    • New subsection "A long-lived staging environment": a kept staging branch, branch overrides, merging to release, what staging costs, and deploy --stage staging without GitHub.
  • compute/branching.mdx: the title, description, meta and intro name preview and staging environments and link the new section. Two existing sentences are reworded ("wires up" becomes "sets up", and a sentence that opened with a fragment).
  • compute/faq.mdx: a new entry, "How do I test a new feature without replacing the version customers use?", linking to deploy on push. The preview line in "What it does well" adds a long-lived staging branch. A paragraph under the comparison table links the app-hosting comparison, the Neon post and the Netlify post.
  • (index)/prisma-postgres/import-from-existing-database-postgresql.mdx: a top line links the shorter /docs/postgres/import-from-existing-database guide and the blog comparison at /blog/from-local-to-production-with-prisma-postgres. The ORM v7 copy is a separate older document with no canonical and is left as it is.
  • guides/switch-to-prisma-postgres/from-neon.mdx: a new "Hosting the app too" section links /docs/compute and /blog/neon-vs-prisma-postgres-app-hosting-in-one-place. It states Compute's runtime limits (Bun, one region per service, no WebSocket servers) and that Composer is in Early Access.
  • blog/app-hosting-platforms-with-managed-postgres-2026: the post had no entry for readers moving off Netlify. It now has a "Leaving Netlify" row in the quick recommendation and a link to /prisma-vs-netlify from the Prisma entry, plus updatedAt: "2026-10-07" and an update-history line. No prices or vendor facts changed.

Sources checked 2026-10-07

Every new Prisma statement comes from the docs in this repo at origin/main, and each source page was also checked on the live docs:

  • compute/deploy-on-push: own URL, services, databases and buckets; further pushes update the same preview; teardown on branch delete.
  • composer/deploying: a stage is an isolated copy that shares only the code; --stage staging # a persistent staging environment; deploys update resources in place; the action deploys production from the default branch.
  • compute/environment-variables: preview and branch scopes; "Don't assume production data is copied into preview branches".
  • compute/branching and compute/github: production and default branches are exempt from cleanup.
  • compute/domains and compute/limitations: custom domains are production-only.
  • compute/deployments: rollback reuses an existing build.
  • compute/pricing: preview branch creation is not billed, and an idle app scales to zero.
  • composer: the Early Access banner.
  • compute/faq and compute/limitations: Bun runtime, one region per service, no WebSocket servers.

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  • Claims check: access protection for previews, whether a long-lived preview ever times out, and whether a deploy runs migrations are not stated, pending answers from the Compute team. service version promote is also left out, because its fit with Composer stage services is not documented.
  • No competitor facts were added. The new blog row and links name Netlify only as the reader's starting point.
  • Not changed: the "500 MB" Free storage figures in the FAQ comparison table and in the blog's "Just hosted Postgres" row. The pricing page says 1.01 GB since pricing: raise the Free plan storage to 1.01 GB on the pricing page #8397, which kept docs and blog at 500 MB on purpose, so that figure still needs the pricing owner.
  • On every changed .mdx file:
    • check-ai-signs.sh: clean.
    • check-plain.sh: clean.
    • check-staccato.py: clean, except one existing line ("Your database migration is complete.") in each of the two migration guides, which this PR does not change.
    • pnpm lint:links in apps/docs: 0 errors. In apps/blog: 0 errors.
    • cspell with apps/docs/cspell.json on the 5 docs files: 0 issues.
    • pnpm lint:agent-ready: 0 failures. Its 1 warning is also on main.

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  • Documentation
    • Clarified how preview and staging branches work, including branch-specific URLs, services, databases, variables, and cleanup when a branch is deleted.
    • Explained how production deployments relate to the default branch and how connecting GitHub affects branch automation.
    • Added guidance on migrating existing PostgreSQL databases and hosting apps alongside Prisma Postgres.
    • Updated platform comparisons and recommendations for teams considering alternatives to Netlify or Neon.

…inks into the comparison posts

- deploy-on-push: answer-first title and intro, a "Host a test version
  without replacing production" section and a long-lived staging subsection,
  all from what the Compute and Composer docs already state
- branching: title, description and intro name preview and staging
  environments and link the new section
- faq: new "How do I test a new feature without replacing the version
  customers use?" entry, a staging line, and links to three blog comparisons
- old PostgreSQL import guide: top line pointing to the local-import page
  and the local-to-production blog post
- switch from Neon: a "Hosting the app too" pointer to Compute and the Neon
  app-hosting post
- blog app-hosting-platforms-with-managed-postgres-2026: "Leaving Netlify"
  row and link, updatedAt 2026-10-07, update-history line

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The Compute documentation now explains branch previews and staging deployments. The blog and PostgreSQL guides add hosting comparisons and migration links.

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Branch previews and staging

Layer / File(s) Summary
Branch model
apps/docs/content/docs/compute/branching.mdx
The guide describes branch-owned resources, retained staging branches, and GitHub branch setup.
Preview and staging workflow
apps/docs/content/docs/compute/deploy-on-push.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/compute/faq.mdx
The pages describe preview resources, production deployment conditions, branch cleanup, and persistent staging branches.

Hosting and migration references

Layer / File(s) Summary
Hosting comparisons and migration links
apps/blog/content/blog/app-hosting-platforms-with-managed-postgres-2026/index.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-postgres/import-from-existing-database-postgresql.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/compute/faq.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/guides/switch-to-prisma-postgres/from-neon.mdx
The blog and guides add links to hosting comparisons and describe the scope of PostgreSQL migration guidance.

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- deploy-on-push: "only a push to the default branch updates production"
  contradicted the rollback line under it (rollback, promote and a manual
  deploy also change production); it now says the workflow deploys
  production only from the default branch
- deploy-on-push and faq: previews share the preview-scoped variables, so
  the bullet and the FAQ no longer say each preview has its own variables
- deploy-on-push: the "costs money only while it does work" line now covers
  the staging services only, since its databases still hold data; an
  override applies from the next push because variables are read at deploy
  time
- faq: the staging sentence links the staging subsection directly
- old import guide: the top line opens with a statement, not a question,
  and the blog link text says what it is

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