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diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 7b40689234..3c498edd29 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -399,11 +399,9 @@ Once you have installed synapse as above, you will need to configure it. ### Using PostgreSQL -By default Synapse uses [SQLite](https://sqlite.org/) and in doing so trades performance for convenience. -SQLite is only recommended in Synapse for testing purposes or for servers with -very light workloads. - -Almost all installations should opt to use [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org). Advantages include: +By default Synapse uses an [SQLite](https://sqlite.org/) database and in doing so trades +performance for convenience. Almost all installations should opt to use [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org) +instead. Advantages include: - significant performance improvements due to the superior threading and caching model, smarter query optimiser @@ -412,6 +410,10 @@ Almost all installations should opt to use [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.o For information on how to install and use PostgreSQL in Synapse, please see [docs/postgres.md](docs/postgres.md) +SQLite is only acceptable for testing purposes. SQLite should not be used in +a production server. Synapse will perform poorly when using +SQLite, especially when participating in large rooms. + ### TLS certificates The default configuration exposes a single HTTP port on the local |