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There are many reasons for using other databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL in production - feature set, (managed) hosting, backup and replication, etc.

SQLite is primarily embedded/local database and cannot be easily separated and shared over network [1] between multiple disposable backend/worker instances.

[1] https://12factor.net/backing-services



Yes, that's what Rails (and Django) say about it.


yeah when it comes to embbed, if one is willing to go the java road, then H2 is an excellent DB to use. It is some what Postgres compliant.




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