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Discontinue RocksDB binding #141

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Expand Up @@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ To upgrade, please consult the following table. If you use a combination of the
| [`level-mem`][level-mem] | [`memory-level`][memory-level] | `MemoryLevel` | [`memory-level@1`][memory-level@1] |
| [`memdown`][memdown] | [`memory-level`][memory-level] | `MemoryLevel` | [`memory-level@1`][memory-level@1] |
| [`level-js`][level-js] | [`browser-level`][browser-level] | `BrowserLevel` | [`browser-level@1`][browser-level@1] |
| [`level-rocksdb`][level-rocksdb] | `rocks-level` | `RocksLevel` | _Not yet available_ |
| [`rocksdb`][rocksdb] | `rocks-level` | `RocksLevel` | _Not yet available_ |
| [`level-rocksdb`][level-rocksdb] | n/a (discontinued) | n/a | n/a |
| [`rocksdb`][rocksdb] | n/a (discontinued) | n/a | n/a |
| [`multileveldown`][multileveldown] | [`many-level`][many-level] | `ManyLevelGuest` | [`many-level@1`][many-level@1] |
| [`level-party`][level-party] | [`rave-level`][rave-level] | `RaveLevel` | [`rave-level@1`][rave-level@1] |
| [`subleveldown`][subleveldown]<sup>1</sup> | n/a | n/a | [`abstract-level@1`][abstract-level@1] |
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### Why have `level-rocksdb` and `rocksdb` been discontinued?

Maintaining these bindings to RocksDB (as an alternative to LevelDB) has been an afterthought for several years. There was no active maintainer in the Level organization who used `rocksdb` themselves. The `level-rocksdb` and `rocksdb` npm packages in addition have seen very few downloads compared to the main `level` package. LevelDB continues to be the preferred option for typical use cases of Level with good general-purpose performance.

You may find alternatives in user land.

### Where can I get support?

If you need help - technical, philosophical or other - feel free to [open an issue](https://github.com/Level/community/issues/new/choose) in [`community`](https://github.com/Level/community) or a more specific repository. We don't (yet) use GitHub Discussions, at least until discussions get the ability to [close them](https://github.com/github/feedback/discussions/3097).
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