Use of SQLite database in production?

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I'm building a small Rails app that will be hosted somewhere online when it is finished. It will be a private app for a small non-profit organization with about 10 users and it will have about 3 main tables and a few lookup small tables. I think I'll be using Heroku to host the app. Even thinking in the largest scale possible, the numbers of rows in the main table will never exceed 1,000 rows, and the smaller lookup tables will only have about 20 rows each.

So, I'm wondering if it is a feasible choice to simply go with a SQLite database in production for a small app like this? I just can't see the need for the any of the (slightly) extra configuration that a MySql or Postgres database would require.

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I think I'll be using Heroku to host the app.

So, I'm wondering if it is a feasible choice to simply go with a SQLite database in production for a small app like this?

With Heroku, you get Postgres by default. And since there's no file system, you couldn't run SQLite anyway AFAIK.

I just can't see the need for the any of the (slightly) extra configuration that a MySql or Postgres database would require.

Add this line to your Gemfile:

   gem 'pg'

Done :slight_smile:

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If sqlite were available to you (Hassan indicates it is not) I think it would be a reasonable choice for a limited system. Some applications will never get large and require more complex and flexible database systems.