Does hasura migrate apply require the hasura server to be running or just the database?

[samuela]

Do hasura migrate apply and hasura metadata apply require the hasura server to be running or just the database? I'm trying to implement a continuous delivery pipeline such that my app will be re-deployed on every commit to the main branch. In this case, I'm trying to deploy hasura to render.com, and it's proven to be a bit messy. The docs only illustrate how to deploy hasura in "mutable" mode.

How have you guys built CD workflows with hasura? Does anyone have any tips?

[tirumaraiselvan]

Yes, it requires the server to be running. Hasura provides a pure SQL API that runs the migrations and then applies the metadata via another API.