---
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

- [Durable agent approval workflows on Vercel](/kb/guide/agent-approval-workflow-stack-guide): How enterprise architects choose a stack and decide where to run durable, human-in-the-loop agent approval workflows on Vercel.
- [Production architecture for a RAG chatbot on Vercel](/kb/guide/rag-chatbot-production-architecture-on-vercel): Architect a production RAG chatbot on Vercel Functions with Fluid compute, AI Gateway, and a region-pinned vector store.
- [How to effectively load test your application on Vercel](/kb/guide/how-to-effectively-load-test-your-vercel-application): Learn how to safely load test your Next.js app on Vercel. This guide covers realistic, policy-compliant testing of routes, caching, middleware, and databases to uncover performance issues without impacting Vercel’s infrastructure.

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