--- title: lobste.rs is now running on SQLite | daily.dev description: The Lobsters link aggregator site successfully migrated its production database from MariaDB to SQLite. The migration, driven by MariaDB's acquisition by K1... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/lobste-rs-is-now-running-on-sqlite-zalr6qf3j twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: lobste.rs is now running on SQLite | daily.dev og:description: The Lobsters link aggregator site successfully migrated its production database from MariaDB to SQLite. The migration, driven by MariaDB's acquisition by K1... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/lobste-rs-is-now-running-on-sqlite-zalr6qf3j og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zaLR6Qf3j.png og:image:alt: lobste.rs is now running on SQLite og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # lobste.rs is now running on SQLite **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Lobsters link aggregator site successfully migrated its production database from MariaDB to SQLite. The migration, driven by MariaDB's acquisition by K1 and a desire to reduce complexity, took multiple attempts over several months. The final deployment on July 11th resulted in lower CPU and memory usage, a snappier site, and roughly half the VPS cost once the MariaDB server is decommissioned. Key technical challenges included fixing full table scans on large tables, resolving an N+1 query, and adding a slow query log. The post details the migration journey, lessons learned about SQLite pragmas (WAL mode, busy timeout, strict tables), backup strategy using restic, and Rails-specific considerations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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