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 *.db-wal-revert
 *.db-changes
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+# Turso examples
+
+## Javascript
+
+- [`database-node`](./javascript/database-node/) — Node.js, local file database (no sync)
+- [`database-wasm-vite`](./javascript/database-wasm-vite/) — Browser (WASM), local database in the browser
+- [`sync-node`](./javascript/sync-node/) — Node.js with bidirectional sync to [Turso Cloud](https://turso.tech/)
+- [`sync-wasm-vite`](./javascript/sync-wasm-vite/) — Browser (WASM) with bidirectional sync to [Turso Cloud](https://turso.tech/)
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