From ca2e55c10347b05ed3bedd6c1abcce27bcd36ced Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sameer Naik Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:19:47 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] README: added internal mysql server removal warning --- README.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 07955f64..701e1524 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -141,6 +141,18 @@ GitLab uses a database backend to store its data. ### MySQL #### Internal MySQL Server + +> **Warning** +> +> The internal mysql server will soon be removed from the image. + +> Please use a linked [mysql](#linking-to-mysql-container) or +> [postgresql](#linking-to-postgresql-container) container instead. +> Or else connect with an external [mysql](#external-mysql-server) or +> [postgresql](#external-postgresql-server) server. + +> You've been warned. + This docker image is configured to use a MySQL database backend. The database connection can be configured using environment variables. If not specified, the image will start a mysql server internally and use it. However in this case, the data stored in the mysql database will be lost if the container is stopped/deleted. To avoid this you should mount a volume at /var/lib/mysql. ```bash