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Frequently asked question
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Why SQLite3?
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Although partially answered on the index page, here is a more complete answer: If
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you manage massive amounts of comments, Isso is a really bad choice. Isso is
designed to be simple and easy to setup, it is not optimized for high-traffic
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websites (use a `dedicated Disqus`_ instance then).
Comments are not big data.
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For example, if you have 209 threads and 778 comments in total this only needs 620 kilobytes
of memory. This is an excellent use case for SQLite.
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.. _dedicated Disqus: