Neon's branching feature can be used to implement point-in-time recovery for Postgres databases. Branches are created using copy-on-write from WAL records, with a default 7-day history window. Two approaches are covered: creating a branch via the console with a new compute endpoint, or using the Neon API and TypeScript SDK to restore a branch while keeping the same connection string by reassigning the compute endpoint to the new branch and setting it as primary.
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What’s Neon?What’s Neon branching?Create a branch from a point in timeRestore the branch to a previous state while keeping the same compute endpointDeleting the old branch’s dataConclusion3 Impressions