From ff22672fd6b805975e703782f02a8bd2243ca23d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kaye <1917473+michaelkaye@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:48:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Reorder database docs to promote postgresql. (#7933) --- README.rst | 10 +++++----- changelog.d/7933.doc | 1 + 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) create mode 100644 changelog.d/7933.doc diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 38376e23c..f7116b348 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -188,12 +188,8 @@ Using PostgreSQL ================ Synapse offers two database engines: - * `SQLite `_ * `PostgreSQL `_ - -By default Synapse uses SQLite in and doing so trades performance for convenience. -SQLite is only recommended in Synapse for testing purposes or for servers with -light workloads. + * `SQLite `_ Almost all installations should opt to use PostgreSQL. Advantages include: @@ -207,6 +203,10 @@ Almost all installations should opt to use PostgreSQL. Advantages include: For information on how to install and use PostgreSQL, please see `docs/postgres.md `_. +By default Synapse uses SQLite and in doing so trades performance for convenience. +SQLite is only recommended in Synapse for testing purposes or for servers with +light workloads. + .. _reverse-proxy: Using a reverse proxy with Synapse diff --git a/changelog.d/7933.doc b/changelog.d/7933.doc new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7022fd578 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/7933.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Reorder database paragraphs to promote postgres over sqlite.