rqlite is a lightweight, user-friendly, open-source, distributed relational database. It’s written in Go and uses SQLite as its storage engine. Recent versions—8.38.0 through 8.42.0—introduce several notable improvements, including Google Cloud Storage support, new HTTP APIs for cluster control, and improvements to Backup support. New Features and Enhancements Leader Stepdown API and CLI SupportVersions 8.40.0 through…