How to create a database with flyway?

Question

Question: Is it possible to create a new DB in a migration script and then connect to it? How?

My Scenario: I\'m trying to use flyw

Answer 1

Here is a workaround that worked for me (assuming the use of the Maven plugin):

Configure the plugin with two executions. The first execution creates the database. The second execution migrates an existing database.

    
        org.flywaydb
        flyway-maven-plugin
        ${flyway.version}
        
            
                create-db
                
                    migrate
                
                
                    org.postgresql.Driver
                    jdbc:postgresql://database-server/
                    postgres
                    password
                    
                        MyDatabase
                    
                    
                        com/foo/bar/database/create
                    
                
            
            
                migrate-db
                
                    migrate
                
                
                    org.postgresql.Driver
                    jdbc:postgresql://database-server/MyDatabase
                    postgres
                    password
                    
                        com/foo/bar/database/migrate
                    
                
            
        
        
            
                org.postgresql
                postgresql
                ${postgresql.version}
            
        
    

Then add V1__Created_database.sql to the com/foo/bar/database/create directory. This file contains:

CREATE DATABASE ${DATABASE.NAME}