What are the limitations of SQLite?

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An SQLite database is limited in size to 281 terabytes (248 bytes, 256 tibibytes). And even if it could handle larger databases, SQLite stores the entire database in a single disk file and many filesystems limit the maximum size of files to something less than this.

What can SQLite not do?

VIEWs in SQLite are read-only. You may not execute a DELETE, INSERT, or UPDATE statement on a view. But you can create a trigger that fires on an attempt to DELETE, INSERT, or UPDATE a view and do what you need in the body of the trigger.

What are the pros and cons of SQLite?

SQLite pros and consServerless which means it is simple to set up and zero configuration is required.File-based system makes it very portable.Great for development and testing.SQLite vs MySQL - Comparing 2 Popular Databases - KeyCDN

How many connections can SQLite handle?

The default limit is 1,024.

Can SQLite handle multiple users?

Yes SQLite can support multiple users at once. It does however lock the whole database when writing, so if you have lots of concurrent writes it is not the database you want (usually the time the database is locked is a few milliseconds - so for most uses this does not matter).

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