SQLite 3.53 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by cloudimg

## SQLite 3.53 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by cloudimg

The latest upstream SQLite 3.53.0 library and command line shell on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, purpose built for Microsoft Azure and maintained by cloudimg. Deploy the world's most widely deployed embedded SQL engine in minutes with full support for FTS5 full text search, JSON functions, RTREE spatial indexes, math functions, and loadable extensions. Backed by 24/7 expert support.

Why Choose cloudimg?

* 24/7 Expert Support with guaranteed 24 hour response for all requests and one hour average for critical issues. Contact support@cloudimg.co.uk

* Production Ready from Launch Pre configured, security patched, and validated before publication

* Azure Native Integration Built with Azure Linux Agent, cloud init, and Gen2 Hyper V support

* Latest Upstream Build SQLite 3.53.0 source build with all modern compile options enabled, ahead of the stock Ubuntu 24.04 packages

What's Included

* SQLite 3.53.0 source build from sqlite.org installed to /usr/local with verified sha256 checksum

* sqlite3 command line shell with readline support for interactive querying and dot commands

* Shared and static libraries libsqlite3.so and libsqlite3.a for application linking

* Header files sqlite3.h and sqlite3ext.h for C and C++ development

* pkg-config metadata for build system integration

* FTS5 full text search module for fast keyword and phrase searches across large document collections

* JSON1 functions json_extract, json_set, json_insert, json_remove, json_array, json_object, and the JSON path syntax

* RTREE virtual table for spatial indexing of bounding boxes and range queries

* GEOPOLY virtual table for two dimensional geometry queries

* Math functions including sin, cos, tan, asin, log, exp, pi, pow, sqrt, ceil, floor, and round to specified decimals

* Soundex function for phonetic string matching

* DBSTAT virtual table for database file analysis

* STMT virtual table for inspecting prepared statements

* Loadable extensions support enabled for runtime module loading

* URI filename interpretation for in memory and read only opens

* Stock Ubuntu sqlite3 package preserved at /usr/bin/sqlite3 for compatibility with system tooling

Use Cases

* Embedded application backend for desktop, mobile, and IoT devices

* Local cache or session store for web applications

* Application configuration and metadata storage

* Data analysis and prototyping over CSV, TSV, and JSON imports

* Read replica for analytics dashboards using SQLite as a queryable artefact

* Test fixture database for CI pipelines requiring a real SQL engine

* Document store with FTS5 powered full text search

* Geospatial indexing for location aware applications via RTREE and GEOPOLY

Quickstart

After deployment, SSH to the VM as azureuser. The latest 3.53.0 sqlite3 is on PATH. Open a database file with sqlite3 mydb.sqlite, run CREATE TABLE, INSERT, and SELECT statements interactively, or pipe SQL from a script. Build info is at /stage/scripts/sqlite-credentials.log including library and header paths for application linking. The full quickstart guide is at the cloudimg user guide URL above.

Pricing

Hourly per core PAYG pricing at $0.04 per vCPU per hour, with a free trial available. Compute and storage costs are billed separately by Microsoft Azure.

Support

24/7 expert support via support@cloudimg.co.uk with guaranteed 24 hour response and one hour average for critical issues. Visit www.cloudimg.co.uk for documentation and additional resources.