# Default database in rails-2.1(Sqlite3)? why?

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 11, 2008, 10:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/default-database-in-rails-2-1-sqlite3-why/145532 "2008-08-11T10:05:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mokkai)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 10:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/default-database-in-rails-2-1-sqlite3-why/145532/1 "2008-08-11T10:05:01Z")

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what is the advanstage of Sqlite3 over others ?

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**Author:** ![mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mokkai)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 10:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/default-database-in-rails-2-1-sqlite3-why/145532/2 "2008-08-11T10:09:13Z")

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On Aug 11, 9:05 am, Pokkai D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> what is the advanstage of Sqlite3 over others ?

Assuming you’ve got sqlite3 installed (which it is by default on mac  
os x for example) it’s really easy to get up and running (no mucking  
around with another program to setup databases and so on).

Fred