From fef511d403ddd5d69d6a21393454e52d886caf11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bergquist Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:39:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs(conf): adds docs about supporting database_url closes #1878 --- docs/sources/installation/configuration.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md b/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md index e5d86e934c8..6a72d7fb8d7 100644 --- a/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md +++ b/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md @@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ Grafana needs a database to store users and dashboards (and other things). By default it is configured to use `sqlite3` which is an embedded database (included in the main Grafana binary). +### url +Use either URL or or the other fields below to configure the database +Example: `mysql://user:secret@host:port/database` + ### type Either `mysql`, `postgres` or `sqlite3`, it's your choice.