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+# Vault
+
+A Rust library for interacting with a SQLite database from multiple threads.
+
+Because single SQLite connections aren't built to be threadsafe, the easiest way
+to interact with a SQLite database from multiple threads or async tasks is to
+spawn a separate thread for the connection. This thread receives commands or
+requests via a channel and returns the results to the requester. This way, all
+operations done on the database are automatically serialized.