rqlite gives you the functionality of a [rock solid](http://www.sqlite.org/testing.html), fault-tolerant, replicated relational database, but with very easy installation, deployment, and operation. With it you've got a lightweight and reliable distributed store for relational data.
You could use rqlite as part of a larger system, as a central store for some critical relational data, without having to run a heavier solution like MySQL. rqlite might also be an effective way to provide a small number of SQLite read-replicas.
You could use rqlite as part of a larger system, as a central store for some critical relational data, without having to run a heavier solution like MySQL. rqlite might also be an effective way to provide a small number of SQLite read-replicas.
### Key features
- An easy-to-use HTTP API, including bulk-update support.
- Read consistency levels.
- Hot backups.
- Transaction support.
## Getting started
The quickest way to get running on OSX and Linux is to download a pre-built release binary. You can find these binaries on the [Github releases page](https://github.com/otoolep/rqlite/releases). Once installed, you can start a single rqlite node like so:
Philip O'Toole
9 years ago