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diff --git a/doc/install/requirements.md b/doc/install/requirements.md index 643fe5b686b..b9eb3859321 100644 --- a/doc/install/requirements.md +++ b/doc/install/requirements.md @@ -95,15 +95,16 @@ installation (e.g. the number of users, projects, etc). We currently support the following databases: - PostgreSQL (highly recommended) -- MySQL/MariaDB (doesn't support all features) +- MySQL/MariaDB (strongly discouraged, not all GitLab features are supported, no support for [MySQL GTID](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/replication-gtids-concepts.html)) -We **highly recommend** the use of PostgreSQL instead of MySQL/MariaDB as not all +We highly recommend the use of PostgreSQL instead of MySQL/MariaDB as not all features of GitLab work with MySQL/MariaDB: 1. MySQL support for subgroups was [dropped with GitLab 9.3][post]. See [issue #30472][30472] for more information. 1. GitLab Geo does [not support MySQL](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/gitlab-geo/database.html#mysql-replication). 1. [Zero downtime migrations][zero] do not work with MySQL +1. We expect this list to grow over time. Existing users using GitLab with MySQL/MariaDB are advised to [migrate to PostgreSQL](../update/mysql_to_postgresql.md) instead. |