*rqlite* combines SQLite's simplicity with the power of a robust, fault-tolerant distributed database. It's designed for easy deployment and efficient operation, offering a developer-friendly and operation-centric solution across [Linux, macOS, Windows, and on various CPU platforms](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/releases).
rqlite is your solution for a [rock-solid](https://www.sqlite.org/testing.html), fault-tolerant, relational database with **effortless installation, deployment, and operation**. It's ideal as a lightweight, distributed relational data store for both developers and operators.
You can use rqlite for critical relational data in larger systems. And if you're interested in understanding how distributed systems actually work, it's a good example to study. A lot of thought has gone into its design, separating storage, consensus, and API clearly.
- **Dynamic Clustering**: Integrates with Kubernetes, Consul, etcd, and DNS for [automatic clustering](https://rqlite.io/docs/clustering/automatic-clustering/).
- **Robust Security**: [Extensive encryption and TLS support](https://rqlite.io/docs/guides/security/).
- **Flexible Consistency**: Customize [read/write performance](https://rqlite.io/docs/api/read-consistency/) and [durability](https://rqlite.io/docs/api/queued-writes/).
- **Scalable Reads**: [Read-only nodes](https://rqlite.io/docs/clustering/read-only-nodes/) for enhanced scalability.
- **Transactions**: Supports a form of transactions.
- **Easy Backups**: Hot [backups](https://rqlite.io/docs/guides/backup/), including [automatic backups to AWS S3](https://rqlite.io/docs/guides/backup/#automatic-backups), as well as [restore directly from SQLite](https://rqlite.io/docs/guides/restore/).