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 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.
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 ## 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:
 ```bash