Commit 139a14b6 authored by Marcia Ramos's avatar Marcia Ramos

Merge branch 'patch-28' into 'master'

Update database requirements documentation with more MySQL limitations

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!21686
parents a744279f f677b546
...@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Please see the [installation from source guide](installation.md) and the [instal ...@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Please see the [installation from source guide](installation.md) and the [instal
### Non-Unix operating systems such as Windows ### Non-Unix operating systems such as Windows
GitLab is developed for Unix operating systems. GitLab is developed for Unix operating systems.
It does **not** run on Windows, and we have no plans to support it in the near future. For the latest development status view this [issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/46567). It does **not** run on Windows, and we have no plans to support it in the near future. For the latest development status view this [issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/46567).
Please consider using a virtual machine to run GitLab. Please consider using a virtual machine to run GitLab.
...@@ -103,19 +103,21 @@ features of GitLab work with MySQL/MariaDB: ...@@ -103,19 +103,21 @@ features of GitLab work with MySQL/MariaDB:
1. MySQL support for subgroups was [dropped with GitLab 9.3][post]. 1. MySQL support for subgroups was [dropped with GitLab 9.3][post].
See [issue #30472][30472] for more information. 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. Geo **[STARTER ONLY]** does [not support MySQL](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/gitlab-geo/database.html#mysql-replication). This means no supported Disaster Recovery solution if using MySQL.
1. [Zero downtime migrations][zero] do not work with MySQL 1. [Zero downtime migrations][../update/README.md#upgrading-without-downtime] do not work with MySQL.
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. 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 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 differences in query planners. For example, subqueries that work well in PostgreSQL
may not be [performant in MySQL](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/optimizing-subqueries.html) may not be [performant in MySQL](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/optimizing-subqueries.html).
1. Binary column index length is limited to 20 bytes. This is accomplished with [a hack](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/config/initializers/mysql_set_length_for_binary_indexes.rb).
1. MySQL requires a variety of hacks to increase limits on various columns, [for example](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/49583).
1. [The milestone filter runs slower queries on MySQL](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/51173#note_99391731).
1. We expect this list to grow over time. 1. We expect this list to grow over time.
Existing users using GitLab with MySQL/MariaDB are advised to Existing users using GitLab with MySQL/MariaDB are advised to
[migrate to PostgreSQL](../update/mysql_to_postgresql.md) instead. [migrate to PostgreSQL](../update/mysql_to_postgresql.md) instead.
[30472]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/30472 [30472]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/30472
[zero]: ../update/README.md#upgrading-without-downtime
[post]: https://about.gitlab.com/2017/06/22/gitlab-9-3-released/#dropping-support-for-subgroups-in-mysql [post]: https://about.gitlab.com/2017/06/22/gitlab-9-3-released/#dropping-support-for-subgroups-in-mysql
### PostgreSQL Requirements ### PostgreSQL Requirements
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