From 28385cd4ba6dbff450ceed30fbca5b201cb7a40e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Azareal Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 07:19:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Tweaked README.md to make it easier to understand. --- README.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 74222615..4f402316 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ Go 1.7. You will need to install this. Pick the .msi, if you want everything sor MySQL Database. You will need to setup a MySQL Database somewhere. A MariaDB Database works equally well and is much faster than MySQL. Download the .msi installer from ![MariaDB](https://mariadb.com/downloads) and run that. You may want to set it up as a service to avoid running it every-time the computer starts up. +Instructions on how to set MariaDB up on Linux: https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/repositories/ + We recommend changing the root password (that is the password for the user 'root'). Remember that password, you will need it for the installation process. Of course, we would advise using a user other than root for maximum security, although that adds additional steps to the process of getting everything setup. -Instructions on how to do so on Linux: https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/repositories/ It's entirely possible that your host might already have MySQL, so you might be able to skip this step, particularly if it's a managed VPS or a shared host (contrary to popular belief, it is possible, although the ecosystem in this regard is extremely immature). Or they might have a quicker and easier method of setting up MySQL.