Database Initialization Articles

How to Load Initial Data with data.sql and schema.sql in Spring Boot - When to Use Flyway/Liquibase Instead

A guide to SQL initialization with schema.sql/data.sql in Spring Boot. It covers why data.sql doesn't get executed, spring.sql.init.mode, the execution order relative to Hibernate ddl-auto, configuring defer-datasource-initialization, and criteria for choosing Flyway/Liquibase in production.

2026-07-03