rqlite
The lightweight, fault-tolerant database built on SQLite. Designed to keep your data highly available with minimal effort.
Runssource: GitHubhomepageGoMITcommit 7eb7e54b14df
Go, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: consensus, database, distributed database, distributed systems, fault tolerance, go, high availability and raft.
rqlite runs. An Argusic agent installed it in 3.5 minutes and hit no errors on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
rqlite builds, all unit tests and system tests pass, the server launches and becomes Raft leader on 127.0.0.1:9401, and the HTTP API correctly processes SQL create/insert/query operations
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 100 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
- Install time
- 4 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 22 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 0 hit, 0 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- 1) 'go test ./...' passed all 47 packages including system_test (289s). 2) rqlited server started, HTTP /status returned 200. 3) POST /db/execute created table+inserted row. 4) GET /db/query returned correct data. 5) rqlite CLI connected and queried data. 6) rqlited --version printed 'rqlited 10 linux amd64 go1.26.7 sqlite3.53.4'
- Model tokens used
- 220,317
- Exact commit tested
- 7eb7e54b14df
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
**No errors encountered.** The only "gap" was that Go wasn't pre-installed in the container — resol…
tokens used
220,317
Now let me compile the final report. Here's the complete picture:
**Build:** `go install ./...` built 9 binaries (rqlited 50MB, rqlite 11MB, rqbench, stress, etc.)
**Tests:** All 47 packages pass including the full system test suite (`ok system_test 289.923s`)
**Server launch:** rqlited starts, becomes Raft leader, HTTP API answers 200 on `/status`
**API verification:**
- `POST /db/execute` created a table and inserted a row → `{"results": [{}, {"last_insert_id":1,"ro…
- `GET /db/query?q=SELECT * FROM foo` → returned `{"values": [[1, "fiona"]]}`
- CLI `rqlite -H 127.0.0.1 -p 9401` piped a query → displayed the table
**No errors encountered.** The only "gap" was that Go wasn't pre-installed in the container — resol…Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Reached a running state on a clean machine, with the session recorded.
- Installed in 3.5 minutes.
- Nothing broke on the way: zero errors between clone and running.
- Ran without a GPU, so it does not need one to start.
- Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.
What did not, or is not known
- Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.
What it is a reasonable choice for
- Trying it on a laptop or a small server: it reached a running state without a GPU.
- A quick evaluation: it was running 3.5 minutes after the clone.
- Following its own README: the documented path worked with nothing to fix.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
Topics (from GitHub)
consensusdatabasedistributed-databasedistributed-systemsfault-tolerancegohigh-availabilityraftrelational-databasesqlsqlite
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[](https://argusic.com/subject/rqlite)Questions
- Does rqlite run?
- Yes. rqlite runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 4 minutes, hitting 0 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test rqlite?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit 7eb7e54b14df. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test rqlite?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.07: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does rqlite take to install?
- 3.5 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does rqlite need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing rqlite?
- Nothing did, in the recorded run: zero errors between clone and running.
- Where is the evidence for rqlite?
- The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.