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Re:Rqlite: Distributed Database Built on SQLite by otoolep on Sunday January 11, 2026 @09:01AM (#46575845)
Yes, fast networks matter.

I did introduce Queued Writes[1] since that talk, allowing you to trade off performance versus immediate durability. It may interest you -- network is much less of a factor then, and you should get a 10-100x increase in throughput.

[1] https://rqlite.io/docs/api/queued-writes/

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Re:Rqlite: Distributed Database Built on SQLite by sgarland on Sunday January 11, 2026 @09:59AM (#46576266)
Unfortunately for the application I was looking at using rqlite for, the possibility of data loss - however remote - was not an acceptable trade-off.
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Re:Rqlite: Distributed Database Built on SQLite by otoolep on Sunday January 11, 2026 @10:19AM (#46576455)
OK, well, you could try client-side batching too, if you can. That will also improve performance substantially.

Otherwise, if you try with more modern networks and disks, let me know what you see.

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