From 3987cdf82d7f8d55a3cd18344a428bf7ad8c34cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benjamin Edwards Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:57:38 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] update deploy docs to mention the need for the mysql user to have the ability to create temporary tables for migrations (#2209) --- docs/02-Deploying/FAQ.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/02-Deploying/FAQ.md b/docs/02-Deploying/FAQ.md index f9580cbb68..84f8628337 100644 --- a/docs/02-Deploying/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/02-Deploying/FAQ.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ - [Why am I receiving a database connection error when attempting to "prepare" the database?](#why-am-i-receiving-a-database-connection-error-when-attempting-to-prepare-the-database) - [Is Fleet available as a SaaS product?](#is-fleet-available-as-a-saas-product) - [Is Fleet compatible with X flavor of MySQL?](#is-fleet-compatible-with-x-flavor-of-mysql) +- [What are the MySQL user access requirements?](#what-are-the-mysql-user-requirements) ## How do I get support for working with Fleet? @@ -104,3 +105,7 @@ No. Currently, Fleet is only available for self-hosting on premises or in the cl ## Is Fleet compatible with X flavor of MySQL? Fleet is built to run on MySQL 5.7 or above. However, particularly with AWS Aurora, we recommend 2.10.0 and above, as we've seen issues with anything below that. + +## What are the MySQL user requirements? + +The user `fleet prepare db` (via environment variable `FLEET_MYSQL_USERNAME` or command line flag `--mysql_username=`) uses to interact with the database needs to be able to create, alter, and drop tables as well as the ability to create temporary tables. \ No newline at end of file