Litestack is a Ruby gem that provides both Ruby and Ruby on Rails applications an all-in-one solution for web application data infrastructure. It exploits the power and embeddedness of SQLite to deliver a full-fledged SQL database, a fast cache, a robust job queue, a reliable message broker, a full text search engine and a metrics platform all in a single package.
Compared to conventional approaches that require separate servers and databases, Litestack offers superior performance, efficiency, ease of use, and cost savings. Its embedded database and cache reduce memory and CPU usage, while its simple interface streamlines the development process. Overall, Litestack sets a new standard for web application development and is an excellent choice for those who demand speed, efficiency, and simplicity.
You can read more about why litestack can be a good choice for your next web application here, you might also be interested in litestack benchmarks.
With litestack you only need to add a single gem to your app which would replace a host of other gems and services, for example, a typical Rails app using litestack will no longer need the following services:
- Database Server (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL)
- Cache Server (e.g. Redis, Memcached)
- Job Processor (e.g. Sidekiq, Goodjob)
- Pubsub Server (e.g. Redis, PostgreSQL)
- Fulltext Search Server (e.g. Elasticsearch, Meilisearch)
To make it even more efficient, litestack will detect the presence of Fiber based IO frameworks like Async (e.g. when you use the Falcon web server) or Polyphony. It will then switch its background workers for caches and queues to fibers (using the semantics of the existing framework). This is done transparently and will generally lead to lower CPU and memory utilization.
