Will the database be updated?
I wanted to connect MongoDB to my Django project, but unfortunately it's not officially supported by Django (I know there are different solutions like djongo, but that doesn't work for me), so I wondered if I could use the standard database as a
db.sqlite3 file. I'm not going to store any disproportionate amount of data, all I need is to store a single user in my person and a couple of dictionaries with data. So the question arises, can I do this? Does Railway allow me to update the db.sqlite3 file? Will it work?Solution:Jump to solution
you dont ever want to have an sqlite database in your repo.
yes your service would need a volume attached.
your code would need to create an sqlite database on the volume if it doesnt already exist.
your code would also need to run migrations upon creating the database file, or when the schema has changed....
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N/AStill, I don't understand the Django developers, why not add MongoDB support. In my opinion, it is one of the easiest to use databases and very convenient
you can use sqlite if you store the sqlite database file in a volume https://docs.railway.app/reference/volumes
but i wouldn’t really recommend that since there is no good way to grab a copy of the database for local development, or to upload your local sqlite databas to railway for that matter.
instead just use postgres
I don't think I'll have a need for a copy of the database, as I won't have any important data. Also I would like to clarify, when I remove
db.sqlite3 from .gitignore and submit the update to GitHub do I have to manually add the volume to the GitHub project?
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you dont ever want to have an sqlite database in your repo.
yes your service would need a volume attached.
your code would need to create an sqlite database on the volume if it doesnt already exist.
your code would also need to run migrations upon creating the database file, or when the schema has changed.
Got it, thank you 