# Restrict access to the production branch

DevFeed: [Restrict access to the production branch](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/restrict-access-to-the-production-branch-5772.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/restrict-access-to-the-production-branch>)

Author: Carlota Soto

Published: 2024-07-26T17:30:44Z

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>), [Access Control](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/access-control.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [Networks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networks.md>)

Tags: [access-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/access-control.md>), [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [customer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/customer.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [networks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networks.md>), [operational](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operational.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [protected-branches](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protected-branches.md>), [workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflow.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains Neon's protected branches feature, which restricts access and operational actions on production or other critical database branches. Protected branches cannot be deleted or reset, associated projects and compute endpoints are safeguarded, and connections can be limited to IP addresses on a project allowlist.

## Source excerpt

Via database branching workflows, developers can quickly experiment and ship updates--this is why we often hear how Neon accelerates development for teams. But it can be nerve-wracking to think that you might accidentally delete the production branch or project. To give you peace...