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.
Philip O'Toole
Software engineering, distributed systems, databases, and the teams that build them
Philip O'Toole
Software engineering, distributed systems, databases, and the teams that build them
rqlite at Carnegie Mellon University
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 SQLite. I will also discuss rqlite testing, performance, lessons learned during development, and some of its real-world applications.
rqlite 6.4.3 released
rqlite 6.1.0 released
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 write requests no longer block those reads.
You can download the release from GitHub.
Cloud Logging on the Google Cloud Platform Podcast
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 Compliance and Regulatory needs.
Be sure to check out the podcast episode.
LowEndBox talks rqlite
rqlite 6.0: the evolution of a distributed database design
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.
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rqlite on dbdb.io
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 check out here.
rqlite 5.12.0 released
rqlite 5.11.1 released
7 years of open-source database development: lessons learned
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 deletions, and 100 files have changed.
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New Python package for rqlite
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.
Plugging a memory leak in rqlite
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, there was a memory leak in 5.10.0.
rqlite 5.10.0 released: comparing its disk usage to 5.6.0
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.
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rqlite 5.8.0 released
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 SQLite database in the Raft snapshot, saving disk space.
You can download the release from GitHub.
Moving to Protocol Buffers with rqlite 5.7.0
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.
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Where is technical innovation actually happening?
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?
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Parameterized SQL with rqlite 5.5.0
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 5.4.2 released
Logs and Time Series are not the same
If you work in the logging, monitoring — or even Observability — space long enough, you eventually end up on team that tries to build a system that handles both logs and time series in a high-performant and cost-efficient manner.
Well, it’s a lot harder than it sounds — because logs and time-series are not the same.
rqlite 5.4.0 released
From Rackspace to GCP
Talking Audit Logging on Google Cloud Platform
I recently took part in the GCP Podcast, along with my colleague Oscar Guerrero. On the podcast we spoke about Audit Logging, which is a critical security feature of GCP.
Be sure to check out the podcast episode.