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diff --git a/doc/install/requirements.md b/doc/install/requirements.md index 9a6c2ce1976..672723aaf12 100644 --- a/doc/install/requirements.md +++ b/doc/install/requirements.md @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ if your available memory changes. We also recommend [configuring the kernel's sw to a low value like `10` to make the most of your RAM while still having the swap available when needed. -Notice: The 25 workers of Sidekiq will show up as separate processes in your process overview (such as `top` or `htop`) but they share the same RAM allocation since Sidekiq is a multithreaded application. Please see the section below about Unicorn workers for information about how many you need of those. +NOTE: **Note:** The 25 workers of Sidekiq will show up as separate processes in your process overview (such as `top` or `htop`) but they share the same RAM allocation since Sidekiq is a multithreaded application. Please see the section below about Unicorn workers for information about how many you need of those. ## Database @@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ 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. Geo does [not support MySQL](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/geo/replication/database.html#mysql-replication). This means no supported Disaster Recovery solution if using MySQL. **[PREMIUM ONLY]** +1. Geo does [not support MySQL](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/geo/replication/database.html). This means no supported Disaster Recovery solution if using MySQL. **[PREMIUM ONLY]** 1. [Zero downtime migrations](../update/README.md#upgrading-without-downtime) do not work with MySQL. +1. [Database load balancing](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/database_load_balancing.html) is + supported only for PostgreSQL. **[PREMIUM ONLY]** 1. GitLab [optimizes the loading of dashboard events](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/31806) using [PostgreSQL LATERAL JOINs](https://blog.heapanalytics.com/postgresqls-powerful-new-join-type-lateral/). 1. In general, SQL optimized for PostgreSQL may run much slower in MySQL due to differences in query planners. For example, subqueries that work well in PostgreSQL @@ -141,7 +143,17 @@ On some systems you may need to install an additional package (e.g. #### Additional requirements for GitLab Geo -If you are using [GitLab Geo](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/geo.html), the [tracking database](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/geo.html#geo-tracking-database) also requires the `postgres_fdw` extension. +If you are using [GitLab Geo](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/geo.html): + +- We strongly recommend running Omnibus-managed instances as they are actively + developed and tested. We aim to be compatible with most external (not managed + by Omnibus) databases (for example, AWS RDS) but we do not guarantee + compatibility. +- The + [tracking database](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/geo.html#geo-tracking-database) + requires the + [postgres_fdw](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/postgres-fdw.html) + extension. ``` CREATE EXTENSION postgres_fdw; @@ -212,5 +224,5 @@ Support is only provided for the current minor version of the major version you Each time a new browser version is released, we begin supporting that version and stop supporting the third most recent version. -Note: We do not support running GitLab with JavaScript disabled in the browser and have no plans of supporting that +NOTE: **Note:** We do not support running GitLab with JavaScript disabled in the browser and have no plans of supporting that in the future because we have features such as Issue Boards which require JavaScript extensively. |