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Re:How FoundationDB works and why it works by tiffanyh on Monday September 18, 2023 @08:24PM (#37564159)
FDB uses SQLite to store data, but FDB doesn’t expose SQL to the end user.

https://apple.github.io/foundationdb/architecture.html

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Re:How FoundationDB works and why it works by richieartoul on Monday September 18, 2023 @09:48PM (#37564750)
Newer versions are moving towards a custom btree storage engine called Redwood
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Re:How FoundationDB works and why it works by Dave_Rosenthal on Monday September 18, 2023 @11:47PM (#37565388)
That’s true, but FDB doesn’t use very much of SQLite, just a modified version of SQLite’s internal b-tree.
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