Database setup

• SQLite is a good starting database, and can work fine under heavy load.
• Sometimes a dedicated database is makes more sense - explain tangible examples of when.
• Encourage choosing based on deployment and application needs, or developer familiarity.

Connection setup

• Explain the role of config values for driver, host, schema, username, and password.
• Explain environment-specific overrides.

Initialising schema and data

• Explain how to establish the first schema for a project.
• Mention migrations or repeatable setup strategy at a high level.

Local vs, production concerns

• Different credentials.
• Backups.
• Permissions.
• Connection stability.
• Maintained cloud databases.

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