Commit b03c6680 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Merge branch 'cat-master-patch-73328' into 'master'

Clarify Geo Object Storage possibilities in docs

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!68527
parents 5294ec47 01033bfe
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Geo can be used in combination with Object Storage (AWS S3, or other compatible object storage).
The storage method for files is recorded in the database, and the database is replicated
from the **primary** Geo site to the **secondary** Geo site, so the **secondary** Geo site
must match the storage method of the **primary** Geo site.
Therefore, if the **primary** Geo site uses object storage, the **secondary** Geo site must use it too.
Currently, **secondary** sites can use either:
- The same storage bucket as the **primary** site.
- A replicated storage bucket.
- Local storage, if the primary uses local storage.
The storage method (local or object storage) for files is recorded in the database, and the database
is replicated from the **primary** Geo site to the **secondary** Geo site.
When accessing an uploaded object, we get its storage method (local or object storage) from the
database, so the **secondary** Geo site must match the storage method of the **primary** Geo site.
Therefore, if the **primary** Geo site uses object storage, the **secondary** Geo site must use it too.
To have:
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