rqlite is a relational database which combines SQLite's simplicity with the power of a robust, fault-tolerant, distributed system. It's designed for easy deployment and lightweight operation, offering a developer-friendly and operator-centric solution for Linux, macOS, and Windows, as well as various CPU platforms.

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Why run rqlite?

rqlite is your solution for a rock-solid, 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. Think Consul or etcd, but with relational modeling available.

You can use rqlite to store your important data reliably, ensuring it's always available. 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.

Key features

• Easy Deployment: Up and running in seconds, with no separate SQLite installation.
• Developer-Friendly: Straightforward HTTP API, CLI, and client libraries.
• Fully Replicated: SQL database with full-text search and JSON support.
• Large data set support: rqlite works well, even when managing multi-GB data sets.
• Dynamic Clustering: Integrates with Kubernetes, Consul, etcd, and DNS for automatic clustering.
• Robust Security: Extensive encryption and TLS support.
• Flexible Consistency: Customize read/write performance and durability.
• Scalable Reads: Read-only nodes for enhanced scalability.
• Transactions: Supports a form of transactions.
• Easy Backups: Hot backups, including automatic backups to AWS S3 and MinIO, as well as restore directly from SQLite.

Quick Start

Get up and running quickly with our Quick Start guide.

Pronunciation

Common pronunciations of rqlite include "R Q lite" and "ree-qwell-lite".