Litestream Has a Free SQLite Replication API That Eliminates Database Servers

Litestream continuously replicates SQLite to S3, making it a production database. No PostgreSQL server needed — just SQLite with automatic backups and point-in-time recovery. Setup # Install curl -sSf https://install.litestream.io | sh # Create config cat > /etc/litestream.yml << EOF dbs: - path: /data/myapp.db replicas: - url: s3://my-bucket/myapp access-key-id: AKIA... secret-access-key: secret... EOF Replicate Continuously # Start replication (runs alongside your app) litestream replicate # Or replicate a specific database litestream replicate /data/myapp.db s3://my-bucket/myapp Restore from Backup # Restore latest litestream restore -o /data/myapp.db s3://my-bucket/myapp # Restore to specific point in time litestream restore -o /data/myapp.db -timestamp "2026-03-29T10:00:00Z" s3://my-bucket/myapp Docker Integration FROM node:20-slim # Install Litestream ADD https://github.com/benbjohnson/litestream/releases/download/v0.3.13/litestream-v0.3.13-linux-amd64.tar.gz /tmp/ RUN tar -C /us