From 967e2637c6876396e0d32add2a2f9b9443d59549 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Georges-Antoine Assi Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:41:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs(install): state the minimum MariaDB and MySQL versions Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) --- docs/install/databases.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/install/databases.md b/docs/install/databases.md index 67bdac3e..bfed1da2 100644 --- a/docs/install/databases.md +++ b/docs/install/databases.md @@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ RomM uses SQLAlchemy + Alembic for persistence. Three drivers are supported, so | **MySQL** | `mysql` | `mysql:8` | `3306` | Largely interchangeable with MariaDB for RomM. | | **PostgreSQL** | `postgresql` | `postgres:16` | `5432` | Use if you already run Postgres. | +## Minimum versions + +RomM needs **MariaDB 10.11** or newer, or **MySQL 8.0.17** or newer. On an older server it stops before running migrations and logs the version it found, so upgrade the database server and start RomM again. MariaDB 10.11 is the oldest LTS release still receiving fixes. + ## MariaDB (default) This is what the [reference Compose](../getting-started/quick-start.md) sets up. No extra config beyond filling in the passwords.