Litestream Has a Free SQLite Replication Tool — Continuous Backups to S3

Litestream is a streaming replication tool for SQLite — continuously backup your SQLite database to S3, no downtime. What You Get for Free Continuous replication — streams WAL changes to S3 every second Point-in-time restore — restore to any second in the past S3-compatible — works with AWS S3, Backblaze B2, MinIO Zero downtime — backups happen while your app runs Single binary — no dependencies, easy install Automatic failover — restore from S3 on startup Low overhead — minimal CPU and memory usage Retention policies — configurable backup retention Quick Start # Install brew install litestream # litestream.yml dbs : - path : /path/to/app.db replicas : - url : s3://my-bucket/app.db litestream replicate # starts continuous replication Why Developers Switch from PostgreSQL for Small Apps PostgreSQL is overkill for apps with <100K rows: Zero ops — no database server to manage Backup = S3 — continuous, automatic, point-in-time Deploy anywhere — single file database, works on $5 VPS Perform