Platform Support
⚠️ Windows Notice: Windows binaries are provided for convenience but Windows is NOT an officially supported platform. Use at your own risk. Community contributions for Windows improvements are welcome.
✅ Supported Platforms: Linux (amd64, arm64, armv6, armv7), macOS (amd64, arm64)
Installation
Homebrew (macOS and Linux)
:::bash
brew tap benbjohnson/litestream
brew install litestream
Debian/Ubuntu
Download the .deb file for your architecture and install:
:::bash
sudo dpkg -i litestream-*.deb
RPM-based systems
Download the .rpm file for your architecture and install:
:::bash
sudo rpm -i litestream-*.rpm
Binary installation
Download the appropriate archive for your platform, extract, and move to your PATH.
VFS Extension (Experimental)
SQLite loadable extensions for read-only access to Litestream replicas are available for supported platforms:
| Platform | File |
|---|---|
| Linux x86_64 | litestream-vfs-v0.5.15-linux-amd64.tar.gz |
| Linux ARM64 | litestream-vfs-v0.5.15-linux-arm64.tar.gz |
| macOS Intel | litestream-vfs-v0.5.15-darwin-amd64.tar.gz |
| macOS Apple Silicon | litestream-vfs-v0.5.15-darwin-arm64.tar.gz |
Install via package managers:
:::bash
pip install litestream-vfs # Python
npm install litestream-vfs # Node.js
gem install litestream-vfs # Ruby
Changelog
- [d1dad7] fix(db): bound sync executor work (#1290)
- [d26cb5] fix(db): harden checkpoint snapshots (#1292)
- [4e3f0c] fix(db): surface disk-full staging errors (#1322)
- [c96c0f] fix(security): bump Go 1.25.12 + deps to clear govulncheck (#1341)
- [ba448c] fix(sync): bound replica sync waits (#1291)
- [9ca120] fix(sync): fix SnapshotReader goroutine race and fsync ordering (#1166)
- [69e9b9] test(integration): add replicate restore soak test (#1302)