SQLite for Production When and How to Use It Beyond Prototyping

HariSeldon
Tue, 05 May 2026 23:14:25 +0000

Yep, backups are where the “it’s just a file” mental model quietly dies. In practice I’ve treated sqlite3 db. sqlite ". backup /path/db-$(date). sqlite" (or the online backup API) as the only sane baseline, because it gives you a consistent snapshot even with WAL and active writes.