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title: Is SQLite supported in Vercel?
description: SQLite is a popular and fast database engine. In this article, we discuss whether it can be used in a serverless environment like Vercel.
url: "https://vercel.com/kb/guide/is-sqlite-supported-in-vercel"
published: 2025-11-03
last_updated: 2025-11-10
authors: Ismael Rumzan
install_vercel_plugin: npx plugins add vercel/vercel-plugin
---

**SQLite** is a popular and fast database engine. While it can't be used with Vercel, we do offer [other storage solutions](https://vercel.com/marketplace?category=storage).

## Local Storage and serverless

SQLite needs a local file system on the server to store the data permanently when write requests are made. In a serverless environment, this central single permanent storage is not available because storage is ephemeral with serverless functions.

As a function receives more concurrent traffic, the serverless environment will create new instances of the function and each instance will not be able to share the same storage. While [Fluid Compute](https://vercel.com/docs/functions/fluid-compute) can send multiple requests to one function, it does not offer guarantees around reading from persistent storage like a local file system.

## Related Documentation

- [Fluid compute](/docs/fluid-compute)

## More Fluid compute guides

- [The Complete Guide to Vercel Daemons](/kb/guide/vercel-daemons): Run background workers with Vercel Daemons. Learn how to deploy container images, configure resources, handle shutdowns, and manage instances.
- [Vercel vs Railway](/kb/guide/vercel-vs-railway): A detailed guide to Vercel vs Railway: serverless vs always-on containers, container images from a Dockerfile, framework-defined infrastructure, AI infrastructure, global CDN, security, and when to choose each platform for your project.
- [Vercel vs Render](/kb/guide/vercel-vs-render): A detailed guide to Vercel vs Render: compute models, AI infrastructure, Docker and container image support, background workers, and when to choose each platform for your project.