From 77662b4e7f15f48c5fce4e2734444cb985e3c7b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jamie Curnow <jc@jc21.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 13:11:57 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Use better-sqlite3 package for sqlite databases

---
 backend/lib/config.js | 3 ++-
 backend/package.json  | 1 +
 backend/yarn.lock     | 8 ++++++++
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/lib/config.js b/backend/lib/config.js
index 7d20fd02..cb01a0d0 100644
--- a/backend/lib/config.js
+++ b/backend/lib/config.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { global as logger } from "../logger.js";
 const keysFile         = '/data/keys.json';
 const mysqlEngine      = 'mysql2';
 const postgresEngine   = 'pg';
-const sqliteClientName = 'sqlite3';
+const sqliteClientName = 'better-sqlite3';
 
 let instance = null;
 
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const configure = () => {
 	}
 
 	const envSqliteFile = process.env.DB_SQLITE_FILE || "/data/database.sqlite";
+
 	logger.info(`Using Sqlite: ${envSqliteFile}`);
 	instance = {
 		database: {
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 91b7d2cf..9381b272 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 		"archiver": "^7.0.1",
 		"batchflow": "^0.4.0",
 		"bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
+		"better-sqlite3": "^12.6.2",
 		"body-parser": "^2.2.2",
 		"compression": "^1.7.4",
 		"express": "^5.2.1",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 0c63dd6b..47954da1 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -414,6 +414,14 @@ bcrypt@^6.0.0:
     node-addon-api "^8.3.0"
     node-gyp-build "^4.8.4"
 
+better-sqlite3@^12.6.2:
+  version "12.6.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/better-sqlite3/-/better-sqlite3-12.6.2.tgz#770649f28a62e543a360f3dfa1afe4cc944b1937"
+  integrity sha512-8VYKM3MjCa9WcaSAI3hzwhmyHVlH8tiGFwf0RlTsZPWJ1I5MkzjiudCo4KC4DxOaL/53A5B1sI/IbldNFDbsKA==
+  dependencies:
+    bindings "^1.5.0"
+    prebuild-install "^7.1.1"
+
 binary-extensions@^2.0.0:
   version "2.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.3.0.tgz#f6e14a97858d327252200242d4ccfe522c445522"