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, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, which uses SQLite as its storage engine. There have been a series of releases recently, which make deployment on Linux even easier, and significantly decrease the Docker footprint.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, which uses SQLite as its storage engine. 6.6.2 increases maximum intra-cluster communication message size. You can download the release from GitHub.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, which uses SQLite as its storage engine. 6.6.1 improves handing of some error cases. You can download the release from GitHub.
I want to make this WordPress deployment easier to replicate — both to make it much easier to recover from failure, and experiment with various configurations. To that end I finally got around to using Ansible to deploy it. It…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, which uses SQLite as its storage engine. 6.6.0 adds supports for recovering clusters that have permanently lost quorum. You can download the release from GitHub.
I recently had a chance to speak about rqlite, the distributed, lightweight database built on SQLite, to the Carnegie Mellon Database Group.We discussed the goals of rqlite, its design and use of the Raft consensus protocol, as well as testing…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, which uses SQLite as its storage engine. 6.5.0 adds new management features, and improved diagnostics. You can download the release from GitHub.
Full details for my upcoming talk on rqlite to the Carnegie Mellon Database Group are now available. I will discuss rqlite goals, design, and implementation, with particular reference to its use of the Raft consensus algorithm, and its embedding of…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, which uses SQLite as its storage engine. 6.4.3 includes important bug fixes related to large databases, and improved status and diagnostics. You can download the release from GitHub.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, with SQLite as its storage engine. 6.1.0 enables new SQLite options including JSON1 support and the DBSTAT table. It also supports proper concurrent database reads for in-memory databases, and…
I recently took part in the GCP Podcast, along with my colleague Reed Taylor. On the podcast we spoke about Cloud Logging, which is GCP‘s centralized Logging product, and has released lots of new features to help customers meet their…
LowEndBox has written a good blog post on rqlite, the lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, which uses SQLite as its storage engine. You can check it out here.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, which uses SQLite as its storage engine. v6.0.0 is out now and makes clustering more robust. It also lays the foundation for more important features.
The Database of Databases website is a great resource to learn about databases, and related storage systems. It allows you search by various criteria, including storage model, durability, and query interface. I recently updated the entry for rqlite, which you…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, with SQLite as its storage engine. v5.12.0 is now out and upgrades SQLite to 3.35.4. You can download the release from GitHub.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, with SQLite as its storage engine. v5.11.1 is now out and fixes a significant bug in the Raft-related compression code. You can download the release from GitHub.
It was April 9th 2016, and I tagged my first official release of rqlite — two years after I actually started coding it. Since then there has been 58 releases, 277 closed issues, 416 closed pull requests, 32,785 insertions, 1954…
Thanks to Zac Medico, there is a new PyPI Project and package for rqlite. You can find it on the PyPI website. Version 2.1 is now available.
My most recent post on Reddit got a reader’s attention, and they remarked that rqlite 5.10.0 memory usage grew during the load test, but no such increase in memory usage was seen during the same testing of 5.6.0. Sure enough,…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, with SQLite as its storage engine. 5.10.0 is now out, capping a series of releases that brings significant improvements in disk usage and startup times.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, with SQLite as its storage engine. v5.8.0 is now out, fixes some minor bugs, and adds support for HTTP/2 over TLS. It also stores a compressed copy of the…
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, with SQLite as its storage engine. v5.7.0 is now out, and introduces a major implementation change — replacing JSON encoding with Protocol Buffers for the Raft Log Entries.
There is a popular image out there, among the general public, that small startups — particularly small software startups — are a hotbed of technical innovation, constantly creating new technology. But is it true?
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, with SQLite as its storage engine. v5.5.0 is now out, and adds support for Parameterized SQL statements.
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, with SQLite as its storage engine. v5.4.2 is now out, and fixes a bug related to HTTPS operation. You can download the release from GitHub.