About
Persia DB is an open-source search database. The aim is a library you can embed the way you embed
SQLite, with a file format that also works from object storage and from stateless query nodes.
It is pre-alpha. The first release a caller can use is v0.1 (roadmap M10). The format freezes
at v1.0 (M15). Search in production today means an existing engine.
Comparison places this design next to SQLite FTS5, Tantivy, and Meilisearch.
Copyright 2026 The Persia DB Authors. See NOTICE.
Community
Section titled “Community”Contributions are welcome, and the bar is correctness first. Pick one leaf from ROADMAP.md. PROGRESS.md lists what is ready next. One leaf is one pull request. If the SPEC is unclear, open an issue before writing the code.
By participating you agree to the
Code of Conduct.
Report security issues privately, as described in
SECURITY.md.
Only the latest commit on main receives fixes. A panic or unbounded memory use on a crafted
database file is a security issue.
The repository also documents how AI-assisted changes follow the same rules, in CONTRIBUTING.md.
Contributing guideRepositoryLicense
License
Section titled “License”Persia DB is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Contributions are licensed under the same terms, as stated in section 5 of the license.