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rqlite 5.0.0 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, with SQLite as its storage engine. v5.0.0 is now out, and is the first major upgrade in over 2 years.

rqlite 4.6.0 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v4.6.0 is now out has many new database management features. You can download the release from GitHub.

go mod in rqlite

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. The 5.0 branch of rqlite now has standard dependency management. Thanks to Elliot Courant, this pull request adds go mod support.

Using Commutativity for Faster Replication

I recently came across a new paper co-authored by John Ousterhout, one of the original authors of the Raft protocol. In it John, and his co-author, describe an approach which can double the throughput of some popular replicated distributed key-value…

Learning data engineering

Sometime ago I was asked where to begin to learn data engineering. It was a broad question, and it took some to understand what exactly I was being asked.

rqlite 4.4.0 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v4.4.0 is now out and allows the Raft election timeout to be set. You can download the release from GitHub.

rqlite 4.3.1 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v4.3.1 is now out and includes some cluster management fixes. You can download the release from GitHub.

rqlite at the Pitt CS Club

I recently had a chance to speak about rqlite, the distributed, lightweight database built on SQLite, at the University of Pittsburgh Computer Science Club. It was a good evening as  I spoke about distributed systems, the problems they solve, and how rqlite…

rqlite 4.3.0 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v4.3.0 is now out and includes some new security functionality. You can download the release from GitHub.

rqlite 4.2.2 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v4.2.2 is now out. This release include some minor bug fixes. You can download the release from GitHub.

rqlite 4.2.1 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v4.2.1 is now out. This release include some minor fixes to the CLI, as well as a simple benchmarking tool. You can download the release from…

rqlite 4.2.0 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v4.2.0 is now out. This release moves the build to Go 1.9. You can download the release from GitHub.

Windows binaries now available for rqlite

rqlite is a lightweight, distributed database with SQLite as its storage engine. Thanks to some work by aka turbo, Windows binaries are now available for download from AppVeyor. Each change now triggers a new build. You can download the latest…

rqlite 4.1.0 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v4.1.0 is now out. This release includes some minor enhancements and bug fixes. You can download the release from GitHub.

Java client for rqlite

I’ve started a new Java client for rqlite, the lightweight distributed relational database, build on SQLite. I’m using Eclipse as my IDE and it’s working well so far. You can check out the source on Github here.

rqlite v4.0.1 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v4.0.1 is now out. This release includes some minor bug fixes. You can download the release from GitHub.

New rqlite Google Group

A Google Group for rqlite discussions has been created. This should be a faster way to learn more about the uses, design, and implementation of rqlite. Check it out here.

Go, gRPC, and PostgreSQL

I’ve started experimenting with Go and gRPC. To that end I’ve written a simple service that accepts connections from gRPC clients, allowing those clients to send queries to PostgreSQL. So far it’s been pretty straightforward. You can check out the…

rqlite v3.14.0 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v3.14.0 is now out. This release is the first built with Go 1.8. You can download the release from GitHub.

rqlite now available as a Docker image

I finally got around to creating the first Docker image for rqlite, the lightweight distributed, relational database built on SQLite. It was pretty straightforward, once I took a look at how Vault and InfluxDB create their respective images. The image…

rqlite v3.13.0 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v3.13.0 is now out. This release includes minor enhancements and a couple of bug fixes. You can download the release from GitHub.

rqlite v3.10.0 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v3.10.0 has been released. This release includes some minor configuration control and logging enhancements. You can download the release from GitHub.

rqlite v3.9.2 released

rqlite is a lightweight, open-source distributed relational database, with SQLite as its storage engine. v3.9.2 is now out. This release includes a couple of significant bug fixes. You can download the release from GitHub.