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https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/2157#issuecomment-1700291967,https://api.github.com/repos/simonw/datasette/issues/2157,1700291967,IC_kwDOBm6k_c5lWGV_,15178711,2023-08-31T02:45:56Z,2023-08-31T02:45:56Z,CONTRIBUTOR,"@simonw what do you think about adding a `DATASETTE_INTERNAL_DB_PATH` env variable, where when defined, is the default location of the internal DB? This means when the `--internal` flag is NOT provided, Datasette would check to see if `DATASETTE_INTERNAL_DB_PATH` exists, and if so, uses that as the internal database (and would fallback to an ephemeral memory database)

My rationale: some plugins may require, or strongly encourage, a persistent internal database (`datasette-comments`, `datasette-bookmarks`, `datasette-link-shortener`, etc.). However, for users that have a global installation of Datasette (say from `brew install` or a global `pip install`), it would be annoying having to specify `--internal` every time. So instead, they can just add `export DATASETTE_INTERNAL_DB_PATH=""/path/to/internal.db""` to their bashrc/zshrc/whereever to not have to worry about `--internal`","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",1865869205,