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rqlite 8.10.0 – load large SQLite datasets fast

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, utilizing SQLite as its storage engine.

Release v8.10.0 introduces a new, high-performance, initialize-from-SQLite option. Known as Boot loading, it allows an rqlite node to be loaded with large (multi-GB) datasets, with the time taken to boot the node determined only by disk performance.

rqlite 8.0: Large Dataset Support and Core Feature Upgrades

rqlite is a lightweight, easy-to-use, open-source, distributed relational database. It’s written in Go and uses SQLite as its storage engine.

Release 8.0 is out now and brings substantial advancements to its handling of large data sets. It also adds many new features, and brings improvements in simplicity and operation — all the while maintaining rqlite’s focus on robustness and quality.

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rqlite now supports PowerPC, MIPS, and RISC

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, utilizing SQLite as its storage engine.

rqlite v7.19.0 is out now, and there have been quite a few auto-clustering improvements a bug fixes added. In addition, through the magic of Go cross-compilation support, rqlite can now run on a much wider variety of CPU architectures.

You can download the release from GitHub.

rqlite 7.16.0 – restore your system from S3

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, utilizing SQLite as its storage engine.

Version 7.16.0 has been released and now includes support for restoring your rqlite system automatically from AWS S3. With this in place you can now automatically recover your system from any backup which has been previously uploaded to Cloud-based storage.

You can download the release from GitHub.

Adding automatic S3 backups to rqlite

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, utilizing SQLite as its storage engine.

Version 7.15.0 has been released and now includes support for automated backups to Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3. This enhancement offers increased data protection and expands your recovery options in case of emergencies.

You can download the release from GitHub.

What did GPT-4 find wrong with the rqlite source code?

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, which uses SQLite as its storage engine.

As part of the 7.14.2 release, I ran most of the source code through GPT-4. Let’s take a look at some of the changes it suggested, which of them I added to the code — and what this says about the future of programming.

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