From c08ecedad38a54a2776598f6f545e3f6c5b6095b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neil Alexander Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 22:08:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update INSTALL.md --- docs/INSTALL.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.md b/docs/INSTALL.md index 89427dcd6..0b3f932be 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALL.md +++ b/docs/INSTALL.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Dendrite can be run in one of two configurations: lightweight implementation called [Naffka](https://github.com/matrix-org/naffka). This will usually be the preferred model for low-volume, low-user or experimental deployments. +For most deployments, it is **recommended to run in monolith mode with PostgreSQL databases**. + Regardless of whether you are running in polylith or monolith mode, each Dendrite component that requires storage has its own database. Both Postgres and SQLite are supported and can be mixed-and-matched across components as needed in the configuration file. @@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ If you want to run a polylith deployment, you also need: * Apache Kafka 0.10.2+ -Please note that Kafka is **not required** for a monolith deployment - see the "Starting a monolith server" section below! +Please note that Kafka is **not required** for a monolith deployment. ## Building Dendrite