How to Link a SQL Server Database to GitHub Using dbForge Source Control

May 29, 2025

🛠️ Looking to connect your SQL Server database to GitHub for version control? 🗃️

This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through the entire process using dbForge Source Control. 🚀

We'll show you how to create a GitHub repository ✅, create a local folder 🔄 and clone it via Git 📌 — all directly from SQL Server Management Studio 🖥️ with the help of dbForge.

👥 Whether you're managing schema updates 📐 or collaborating across teams, this video will get you started in minutes. ⏱️

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

0:02 What you'll learn in this tutorial

0:09 Prerequisites: GitHub account + Git client

0:16 Step 1: Create a repository on GitHub

0:30 Step 2: Create a local folder for the repository

0:37 Step 3: Clone the GitHub repository using Git

0:52 Step 4: Open the terminal and clone the repo to a local folder

1:22 Step 5: Link a database to the local Git repo

2:31 Step 6: Perform the initial commit

2:48 What’s next: Versioning, reverting, resolving conflicts

3:08 Get dbForge Source Control for a free 30-day trial

3:14 Like, comment, and subscribe

3:22 Thank you for watching

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