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# Create a Neon Twin

Learn how to Twin your production database with Neon

> **Explore our dev/test use case**
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> Move development and testing to Neon; keep production right where it is.Read more about our dev/test use case [here](https://neon.com/use-cases/dev-test).

## What is a Neon Twin?

A Neon Twin is a full or partial clone of your production or staging database, providing developers and teams with isolated, sandboxed environments that closely mirror production.

![Dev/Test Twin Workflow](https://neon.com/use-cases/dev-test-twin-workflow.png)

## Designed for efficiency

Creating a Neon Twin will streamline development workflows, enhance productivity, and help teams ship faster, all while being more cost-effective and easier to manage than traditional development/testing environments.

## Automatically synced

The workflows in this section enable automatic synchronization between your production database and your Neon Twin.

## Instant Branches

With a Neon Twin created, [branches](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/branching) can be quickly spun up or torn down, enabling developers to build new features or debug issues, all within their own isolated environments with a dedicated compute resource.

Branches can be created and managed through the [Neon console](https://console.neon.tech/) or programmatically via the [API](https://neon.com/docs/reference/api-reference).

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## Related docs (Workflows & CI/CD)

- [Branching with the CLI](https://neon.com/docs/guides/branching-neon-cli)
- [Branching with the API](https://neon.com/docs/guides/branching-neon-api)
- [Branching with GitHub Actions](https://neon.com/docs/guides/branching-github-actions)
- [Branching with CircleCI](https://neon.com/docs/guides/branching-circleci)
- [Claimable Postgres](https://neon.com/docs/reference/claimable-postgres)
- [Terraform](https://neon.com/docs/reference/terraform)
- [Data anonymization](https://neon.com/docs/workflows/data-anonymization)