Commit 01033bfe authored by Catalin Irimie's avatar Catalin Irimie

Clarify Geo Object Storage possibilities in docs

parent 1ad294be
...@@ -9,15 +9,19 @@ type: howto ...@@ -9,15 +9,19 @@ type: howto
Geo can be used in combination with Object Storage (AWS S3, or other compatible object storage). Geo can be used in combination with Object Storage (AWS S3, or other compatible object storage).
The storage method for files is recorded in the database, and the database is replicated
from the **primary** Geo site to the **secondary** Geo site, so the **secondary** Geo site
must match the storage method of the **primary** Geo site.
Therefore, if the **primary** Geo site uses object storage, the **secondary** Geo site must use it too.
Currently, **secondary** sites can use either: Currently, **secondary** sites can use either:
- The same storage bucket as the **primary** site. - The same storage bucket as the **primary** site.
- A replicated storage bucket. - A replicated storage bucket.
- Local storage, if the primary uses local storage.
The storage method (local or object storage) for files is recorded in the database, and the database
is replicated from the **primary** Geo site to the **secondary** Geo site.
When accessing an uploaded object, we get its storage method (local or object storage) from the
database, so the **secondary** Geo site must match the storage method of the **primary** Geo site.
Therefore, if the **primary** Geo site uses object storage, the **secondary** Geo site must use it too.
To have: To have:
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