InfoQ: How Fly.io Replicates SQLite Globally in less than 1 Second

Fly.io decided to ditch HashiCorp's Consul because it simply couldn't handle their huge, lightning-fast network demands.

Instead, they built Corrosion, a clever engine powered by Rust and SQLite. It uses CRDTs and a gossip protocol to keep SQLite databases globally synced in less than a second, all without needing a central leader – super impressive for anyone wrangling distributed systems!

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