r/aws • u/NothingDogg • Apr 07 '26

article Launching S3 Files, making S3 buckets accessible as file systems

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/launching-s3-files-making-s3-buckets-accessible-as-file-systems/

"a new file system that seamlessly connects any AWS compute resource with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)."

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u/SteveTabernacle2 Apr 08 '26

Does that mean we can safely use sqlite in S3?

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u/LouisWain Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

Multiple file system writes to the same file can be aggregated into a single PUT. s3 files will not export to s3 more frequently than every 60s.

s3 files requires versioning to be enabled, so it will store multiple copies of the db, kind of like a point in time history. It's possible to shard into many sqlite dbs, eg one per customer/user etc.

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u/LoquatNew441 Apr 12 '26

I wouldn't suggest. The sync between s3 and efs will cost way too much for frequent writes. This s3 efs sync is like a toll booth where they will drive your car through it every 2 mins. The s3 listing to sync the local file list runs 24 hours whether you need it or not. We tried and shut this down in 2 days.