# How to create previews with anonymized production-like data in seconds

DevFeed: [How to create previews with anonymized production-like data in seconds](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-create-previews-with-anonymized-production-like-data-in-seconds-5387.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/how-to-create-previews-with-anonymized-production-like-data-in-seconds>)

Author: Carlota Soto

Published: 2024-05-28T16:46:39Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-neon-docs.md>)

Topics: [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>), [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-actions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-actions.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [pii](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pii.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to combine Neon database branching with Neosync to anonymize production-like data for preview and development environments. It covers lightweight database branches, PII anonymization, and integration with GitHub Actions.

## Source excerpt

Database branching makes it easy to create database copies for your non-prod environments, but some companies face the obstacle of how to anonymize PII to ensure privacy. This can be solved with Neosync, an open-source tool that allows developers to anonymize data across branches...