--- title: How to create previews with anonymized production-like... description: Neon's database branching feature lets developers create lightweight, isolated database copies via copy-on-write without duplicating storage. When combined... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-create-previews-with-anonymized-production-like-data-in-seconds-uigx3egxj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to create previews with anonymized production-like data in seconds | daily.dev og:description: Neon's database branching feature lets developers create lightweight, isolated database copies via copy-on-write without duplicating storage. When combined... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-create-previews-with-anonymized-production-like-data-in-seconds-uigx3egxj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UiGX3eGXJ.png og:image:alt: How to create previews with anonymized production-like data in seconds og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to create previews with anonymized production-like data in seconds **[Neon](https://daily.dev/sources/neontech)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Neon's database branching feature lets developers create lightweight, isolated database copies via copy-on-write without duplicating storage. When combined with Neosync, an open-source data anonymization platform, teams can create preview environments with anonymized production-like data. The workflow involves creating a Neon branch and using Neosync to anonymize PII before syncing it to non-production environments. Both tools offer free tiers to get started. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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