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export const metadata = {
title: `${pageNumber} Write Migration`,
}
# {metadata.title}
In this chapter, you'll learn how to create a migration and write it manually.
## What is a Migration?
A migration is a class created in a TypeScript or JavaScript file under a module's `migrations` directory. It has two methods:
- The `up` method reflects changes on the database.
- The `down` method reverts the changes made in the `up` method.
---
## How to Write a Migration?
The Medusa CLI tool provides a [db:generate](!resources!/medusa-cli/commands/db#dbgenerate) command to generate a migration for the specified modules' data models.
Alternatively, you can manually create a migration file under the `migrations` directory of your module.
For example:
```ts title="src/modules/hello/migrations/Migration20240429.ts"
import { Migration } from "@mikro-orm/migrations"
export class Migration20240702105919 extends Migration {
async up(): Promise<void> {
this.addSql("create table if not exists \"my_custom\" (\"id\" text not null, \"name\" text not null, \"created_at\" timestamptz not null default now(), \"updated_at\" timestamptz not null default now(), \"deleted_at\" timestamptz null, constraint \"my_custom_pkey\" primary key (\"id\"));")
}
async down(): Promise<void> {
this.addSql("drop table if exists \"my_custom\" cascade;")
}
}
```
The migration's file name should be of the format `Migration{YEAR}{MONTH}{DAY}.ts`. The migration class in the file extends the `Migration` class imported from `@mikro-orm/migrations`.
In the `up` and `down` method of the migration class, you use the `addSql` method provided by MikroORM's `Migration` class to run PostgreSQL syntax.
In the example above, the `up` method creates the table `my_custom`, and the `down` method drops the table if the migration is reverted.
<Note title="Tip">
Refer to [MikroORM's documentation](https://mikro-orm.io/docs/migrations#migration-class) for more details on writing migrations.
</Note>
---
## Run the Migration
To run your migration, run the following command:
<Note>
This command also syncs module links. If you don't want that, use the `--skip-links` option.
</Note>
```bash
npx medusa db:migrate
```
This reflects the changes in the database as implemented in the migration's `up` method.