Software engineering, distributed systems, databases, and the teams that build them
Software engineering, distributed systems, databases, and the teams that build them
rqlite is a lightweight, user-friendly, open-source, distributed relational database. It’s written in Go and uses SQLite as its storage engine. Release 8.31.0 is out now and adds support for inserting BLOB data as Parameterized Values. This should make it even…
After four years of running this blog on Google Cloud, I’ve migrated it to WordPress.com. The migration process was hassle-free and worked quite well. The only unexpected change I had to make was to transfer philipotoole.com to WordPress, as Cloudflare‘s…
rqlite is a lightweight, user-friendly, open-source, distributed relational database. It’s written in Go and uses SQLite as its storage engine. Release 8.30.0 is out now and adds support for Automatic Optimize.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database implemented in Go, and which uses SQLite as its storage engine. Stephen Blum, CTO at PubNub has produced an informative video on rqlite. In it Stephen gives an overview of deploying rqlite,…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database implemented in Go, and which uses SQLite as its storage engine. Release v8.29.0 bakes more SQLite extensions into the Docker image, as well as improving extension management generally.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database implemented in Go, and which uses SQLite as its storage engine. With the release of rqlite 8.28.3, working with SQLite extensions in a Docker environment has become even more straightforward.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go. It is built on the Raft consensus protocol and uses SQLite as its storage engine. Release v8.27.0 introduces the capability to load SQLite extensions at startup, significantly expanding the…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go. It is built on the Raft consensus protocol and uses SQLite as its storage engine. Development of 9.0 has begun and aims to reduce disk usage by approximately 50%.…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database implemented in Go, and which uses SQLite as its storage engine. Thanks to Uijlenhoet Software there is a new Delphi client available. Check it out on GitHub.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database implemented in Go, and which uses SQLite as its storage engine. I am excited to announce that I am starting Office Hours for rqlite, which will take place every Friday. This is…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database implemented in Go, and which uses SQLite as its storage engine. It very recently reached a new milestone in the open-source community by surpassing 15,000 stars on GitHub.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, utilizing SQLite as its storage engine. Release v8.24.9 is the first release that comes with multi-platform Docker support. You can now pull a Docker image for 386, ARM, and…
My GopherCon 2023 talk, Build Your Own Distributed System Using Go, has been published to YouTube. It was a great conference, and I appreciated the opportunity to share some lessons on designing, developing, and operating modern distributed systems in general,…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, utilizing SQLite as its storage engine. Release v8.24.0 adds the ability to automatically upload point-in-time backups to AWS S3 and S3-compatible storage systems.
Did you know that SQLite contains a full text search engine? The SQLite FTS4 and FTS5 Extensions allow you to perform full-text searches on documents loaded into SQLite. And since rqlite uses SQLite as its database engine, rqlite makes it…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, utilizing SQLite as its storage engine. rqlite has been updated to versions 8.23.1 through 8.23.3, bringing a series of targeted improvements to refine its internal operations and enhance overall…
Mailpit, a multi-platform email testing tool, recently released support for rqlite. Mailpit is a popular application, with over 20 million Docker downloads. Many thanks to Ralph Slooten for adding the support. It’s great to see rqlite finding uses in an…
Getting ready to speak at a technical conference can be as nerve-wracking as it is exciting, especially if it’s your first time. Having had the opportunity to present at notable events like AWS re:Invent, Monitorama, DevOps Days, and GopherCon, I’ve…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, utilizing SQLite as its storage engine. Release v8.23.0 supports the SQLite RETURNING keyword, as well adding some other enhancements.
rqlite, the lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go and built on SQLite, has seen a series of significant updates enhancing its robustness, efficiency, and feature set. With releases from 8.20.0 to 8.22.2, rqlite continues to evolve, driven by…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, utilizing SQLite as its storage engine. Release v8.19.0 adds the ability to configure a timeout for your SQL queries. Many thanks to Mauri de Souza Meneguzzo for this new…
rqlite is a lightweight, easy-to-use, open-source, distributed relational database. It’s written in Go and uses SQLite as its storage engine. rqlite has recently seen two significant upgrades with the release of versions 8.17.0 and 8.18.0. These releases introduce new features…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, utilizing SQLite as its storage engine. Release v8.16.0 comes with new support for backup and restore support for MinIO and other S3-compatible storage systems. Many thanks to Jason Tackaberry…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, utilizing SQLite as its storage engine. Release v8.15.0 fixes bugs related to auto-restore, improves backup performance, and adds some other minor enhancements.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database utilizing SQLite as its storage engine. Thanks to Jason Tackaberry, there are new Helm Charts for rqlite. Helm helps you manage Kubernetes applications — Helm Charts help you define, install, and upgrade…