{
  "id": 636701,
  "title": "datasette-upload-dbs 0.5a0",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/datasette-upload-dbs-0-5a0",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T20:35:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Simon Willison",
    "slug": "simon-willison",
    "url": "https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/11/datasette-upload-dbs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Release: datasette-upload-dbs 0.5a0 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. It can also be used to atomically swap a database with a more recent version. The uploaded database is saved to a file, verified, then swapped in so /name starts serving…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}