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The datasette-upload-dbs plugin lets users upload a brand new SQLite database to a hosted Datasette instance, at which point that database starts being served by that instance.

Introduces the plugin's core purpose: uploading a new SQLite database to a hosted Datasette instance where it is then served. ✦ AI generated

Simon Willison · Simon Willison's Weblog · 2026-08-11 · original ↗

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This plugin has been around for a while - it lets users upload a brand new SQLite database to a hosted Datasette instance, at which point that database will start being served by that instance.

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✳ Datasette ✳ datasette-upload-dbs ✳ SQLite

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extends → The plugin can also be used to atomically swap a database with a more recent version, where the uploaded database is saved to a file, verified, then swapped in so /name starts serving the new one.Simon Willison · Simon Willison's Weblog extends → The new release adds a formalized API that lets you replace an existing database or add a new one via a curl POST request to the /-/upload-dbs endpoint.Simon Willison · Simon Willison's Weblog supports → The formalized API enables building fresh databases in an environment such as GitHub Actions and swapping them into production as soon as the build has completed.Simon Willison · Simon Willison's Weblog