Reference

The Litestream command line provides several subcommands to help you manage replication & recovery of your databases. This reference provides details about the options available and different modes of operation.

Commands#

The litestream commands are:

• litestream databases — Lists databases specified in config file.
• litestream ltx — List available LTX files for a database.
• litestream mcp — MCP server for AI assistant integration.
• litestream replicate — Runs a server to replicate databases.
• litestream restore — Recovers database backup from a replica.
• litestream version — Prints the binary version.
• litestream wal — List available WAL files for a database (deprecated).

VFS extension#

• litestream-vfs — Optional read-only VFS that serves replicas directly from object storage.