This is the first in a two-part series on using SQLite for web applications and machine learning. In this article, I dive into why SQLite is rapidly becoming a production-ready database for modern…

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SQLite is becoming a production-ready database for modern web applications due to its simplicity, reduced complexity, and cost benefits. Unlike the traditional client-server architecture, SQLite uses a single-file architecture, enabling applications to handle data directly from one file. Despite challenges like concurrency issues, advancements such as immediate transaction modes and write-ahead logging, along with the transition from HDD to SSD, have improved SQLite's reliability and performance. Simple backup solutions and tools like Litestream further ensure safety and real-time replication of database changes.

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<p>Has anyone used sqlite in a production environment? How about multiple concurrent requests? Is this still working?</p>


<p>I was a bit surprised by issue#2. I mean, all software or databases, as a matter of fact, are impacted by that. It is unlike issue#1 that can be attributed to some design choices for SQLite.  For what it is worth, there exist an open source production ready tool name Pocketbase, that leverages WAL journaling and some other features of SQLite to provide a high quality self hostable platform.</p>
