From 36bcdfec97056c7cb5c0eba8d0b25c43209f7d2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Firke Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 17:54:37 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] chore(docs): tidy up supported DB engines for metadata store (#24080) --- docs/docs/frequently-asked-questions.mdx | 15 ++++++--------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/docs/frequently-asked-questions.mdx b/docs/docs/frequently-asked-questions.mdx index 362ac114f..381746e65 100644 --- a/docs/docs/frequently-asked-questions.mdx +++ b/docs/docs/frequently-asked-questions.mdx @@ -186,17 +186,14 @@ table afterwards to configure the Columns tab, check the appropriate boxes and s ### What database engine can I use as a backend for Superset? To clarify, the database backend is an OLTP database used by Superset to store its internal -information like your list of users, slices and dashboard definitions. +information like your list of users and dashboard definitions. While Superset supports a +[variety of databases as data *sources*](https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/installing-database-drivers/), +only a few database engines are supported for use as the OLTP backend / metadata store. -Superset is tested using Mysql, Postgresql and Sqlite for its backend. It’s recommended you install -Superset on one of these database server for production. +Superset is tested using MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite backends. It’s recommended you install +Superset on one of these database servers for production. Installation on other OLTP databases +may work but isn’t tested. Column-store, non-OLTP databases are not designed for this type of workload. -Using a column-store, non-OLTP databases like Vertica, Redshift or Presto as a database backend -simply won’t work as these databases are not designed for this type of workload. Installation on -Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or other OLTP databases may work but isn’t tested. - -Please note that pretty much any databases that have a SqlAlchemy integration should work perfectly -fine as a datasource for Superset, just not as the OLTP backend. ### How can I configure OAuth authentication and authorization?