First documentation:

README.md

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 rqlite
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+*rqlite* is a distributed system that provides a replicated SQLite database. rqlite is written in [Go](http://golang.org/) and uses [Raft](http://raftconsensus.github.io/) to achieve consensus across all the instances of the SQLite databases. rqlite ensures that every change made to the database is made to a majority of databases, or none-at-all.
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+## Why replicate SQLite?
+SQLite is a "self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine". The entire database is contained within a single file on disk, making working with it very straightforward. Many people have experience with it, and it's been a natural choice for adding relational-database functionality to many systems. However, SQLite isn't replicated, which means it can become a single point of failure if used to store metadata about cluster of manchines. While it is possible to continually copy the SQLite file to a backup server, this copy must not take place while the database is being accessed.
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+rqlite combines the ease-of-use of SQLite with straightfoward replication.
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+## Writing Data
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+## Querying Data
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+## Performance
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+Depending on your machine, individual INSERT performance could be anything from 1 operation per second to more than 10 operations per second. However, by using transactions, throughput will increase significantly, often by 2 orders or magnitude. This speed-up is due to the way SQLite works.