If you don’t want EF to create your database, you can disable the database initializer:
public class SchoolDBContext: DbContext
{
public SchoolDBContext() : base("SchoolDBConnectionString")
{
//Disable initializer
Database.SetInitializer<SchoolDBContext>(null);
}
public DbSet<Student> Students { get; set; }
public DbSet<Standard> Standards { get; set; }
}
See http://www.entityframeworktutorial.net/code-first/turn-off-database-initialization-in-code-first.aspx