Show HN: Tinykv – Minimal file-backed key-value store for Rust

15 hasanyildiz 1 7/4/2025, 10:21:17 PM crates.io ↗

I built tinykv because I kept reaching for simple persistent storage in Rust projects but found existing solutions either too complex (sled) or unmaintained (pickledb).

tinykv focuses on simplicity: JSON-based, serde-powered, with optional TTL. Perfect for CLI tools, game saves, config storage.

Would appreciate any feedback from the HN community!

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WaxProlix · 4h ago

Maybe a replacement for sqlite in some contexts if it's even lighter? What does tinykv do better than the current standard for file backed lightweight DB?

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