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diff --git a/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md b/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md index ce5da07c61a..7c4c09918d5 100644 --- a/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md +++ b/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md @@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ up to 20 levels of nested groups, which among other things can help you to: - **Make it easier to manage people and control visibility.** Give people different [permissions][] depending on their group [membership](#membership). +## Database Requirements + +Nested groups are only supported when you use PostgreSQL. Supporting nested +groups on MySQL in an efficient way is not possible due to MySQL's limitations. +See the following links for more information: + +* <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/30472> +* <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/10885> + ## Overview A group can have many subgroups inside it, and at the same time a group can have |