SQLite is Enough: 5 RAXXO Services I Moved Off Postgres

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Learn how to migrate services from Postgres to SQLite and improve performance by up to 90x

intermediate Published 17 May 2026
Action Steps
  1. Migrate services from Postgres to SQLite using better-sqlite3
  2. Configure SQLite in WAL mode for improved performance
  3. Use Litestream to replicate the .db file to S3 for backup and recovery
  4. Handle large amounts of data with sqlite-vec
  5. Test and compare performance before and after migration
Who Needs to Know This

Developers and DevOps engineers can benefit from this knowledge to optimize their database performance and reduce latency

Key Insight

💡 SQLite can be a viable alternative to Postgres for certain use cases, offering significant performance improvements

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💡 Migrated 5 services from Postgres to SQLite and saw 90x faster performance! #SQLite #Postgres #PerformanceOptimization

Key Takeaways

Learn how to migrate services from Postgres to SQLite and improve performance by up to 90x

Full Article

Moved 5 RAXXO services off Postgres + Neon to SQLite + better-sqlite3 in WAL mode Local roundtrips dropped from 38ms to 0.4ms on the syndication tracker, 90x faster Litestream replicates the .db file to S3 every 10s, recovery point under 60s sqlite-vec handles 12k prompt-eval embeddings in one file, no pgvector cluster needed Postgres still wins for multi-writer apps, real concurrency, and anything a team touches </li
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