datasette-upload-dbs 0.5a0

# Release: datasette-upload-dbs 0.5a0 Source: [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/11/datasette-upload-dbs/](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/11/datasette-upload-dbs/) This plugin has been around for a while \- it lets users upload a brand new SQLite database to a hosted Datasette instance, at which point that database will start being served by that instance\. It can also be used to atomically swap a database with a more recent version\. The uploaded database is saved to a file, verified, then swapped in so`/name`starts serving the new one\. The new release adds a formalized API, so you can replace an existing database \(or add a new one\) like this: ``` curl -X POST \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_TOKEN" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -F "[email protected]" \ -F "db_name=content" \ https://your-instance.example.com/-/upload-dbs ``` This means you can build fresh databases in an environment such as GitHub Actions and swap them in production as soon as that build has completed\.