Remotely accessing sqlite3 in Django using a python script

Question

I have a Django application that runs on apache server and uses Sqlite3 db. I want to access this database remotely using a python script that first ssh to the machine and then access the database.

After a lot of search I understand that we cannot access sqlite db remotely. I don't want to download the db folder using ftp and perform the function, instead I want to access it remotely.

What could be the other possible ways to do this? I don't want to change the database, but am looking for alternate ways to achieve the connection.

Answer 1

Leaving aside the question of whether it is sensible to run a production Django installation against sqlite (it really isn't), you seem to have forgotten that, well, you are actually running Django. That means that Django can be the main interface to your data; and therefore you should write code in Django that enables this.

Luckily, there exists the Django REST Framework that allows you to simply expose your data via HTTP interfaces like GET and POST. That would be a much better solution than accessing it via ssh.

Answer 2

Sqlite needs to access the provided file. So this is more of a filesystem question rather than a python one. You have to find a way for sqlite and python to access the remote directory, be it sftp, sshfs, ftp or whatever. It entirely depends on your remote and local OS. Preferably mount the remote subdirectory on your local filesystem.

You would not need to make a copy of it although if the file is large you might want to consider that option too.