Why is SQLite not scalable?

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Scalability SQLite requires too much memory to run if the database is big. Then it's hard to optimize for the higher performance. It's also one of the limitations of SQLite is the write operations. MySQL can handle a lot of data and furthermore it can be used at scale. 28 авг. 2018 г.

Is SQLite scalable?

Sqlite is scalable in terms of single-user, I have multi-gigabyte database that performs very well and I haven't had much problems with it. But it is single-user, so it depends on what kind of scaling you're talking about.

How far can SQLite scale?

SQLite supports databases up to 281 terabytes in size, assuming you can find a disk drive and filesystem that will support 281-terabyte files. Even so, when the size of the content looks like it might creep into the terabyte range, it would be good to consider a centralized client/server database.

Why SQLite is not used in production?

Long answer: It is said you can't use SQLite in production because it doesn't support concurrency (no more than one user can be writing to the database at the same time) and it can't scale.

Is it OK to use SQLite in production?

SQLite works great as the database engine for most low to medium traffic websites (which is to say, most websites). The amount of web traffic that SQLite can handle depends on how heavily the website uses its database. Generally speaking, any site that gets fewer than 100K hits/day should work fine with SQLite.

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