From cbc4fc76ae3f60fe453bb8855e4005f3e84551fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Hutchinson Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 09:27:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Make recommendations clearer. --- README.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index eecf4c76..f6cf96f0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -125,10 +125,13 @@ When writing your Tessera personality, the biggest decision you need to make fir * [POSIX](./storage/posix/) Each of these implementations has a very similar API, but they have different characteristics. -The easiest implementations to scale are the cloud implementations: GCP and AWS. +The easiest implementations to operate and to scale are the cloud implementations: GCP and AWS. +One of these is the recommended choice for the majority of users. + If you aren't using a cloud provider, then your options are MySQL and POSIX. -MySQL is the recommended choice for the majority of users. -However, for logs that are infrequently updated, POSIX is a very lightweight choice, especially if you already serve static files as part of your business. +POSIX is the more niche choice, intended to be lightweight and for logs that are infrequently updated. +If you already serve static files as part of your business this could be a good fit. +If you are more used to operating user-facing code backed by a RDBMS, then MySQL will be a natural fit. #### Setup