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Posted to commits@marmotta.apache.org by wi...@apache.org on 2015/01/09 11:01:52 UTC

svn commit: r1650476 - in /marmotta/site/trunk/content: markdown/configuration.md resources/images/kiwi-db-config.png

Author: wikier
Date: Fri Jan  9 10:01:52 2015
New Revision: 1650476

URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1650476
Log:
updated kiwi db configuration

Added:
    marmotta/site/trunk/content/resources/images/kiwi-db-config.png   (with props)
Modified:
    marmotta/site/trunk/content/markdown/configuration.md

Modified: marmotta/site/trunk/content/markdown/configuration.md
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/marmotta/site/trunk/content/markdown/configuration.md?rev=1650476&r1=1650475&r2=1650476&view=diff
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--- marmotta/site/trunk/content/markdown/configuration.md (original)
+++ marmotta/site/trunk/content/markdown/configuration.md Fri Jan  9 10:01:52 2015
@@ -33,10 +33,21 @@ public URI, and you can keep the interna
 
 <h2 id="db">Change Database Configuration</h2>
 
-In case you are not going to use the embedded H2 database, the first step you
-should do is to configure a different database. The database can be changed
-in the configuration section of the Marmotta Core module (scroll down to
-the bottom of the configuration page).
+In case you are not going to use Marmotta forsomething serious, the embedded H2 
+database is only recommened for demos and quick installations, the first step 
+you should do is to configure a different database (PostgreSQL is the recommened
+one). The database can be changed in the Storage Backend configuration 
+(`Storage Backend: KiWi` `->` `Database`) as shown in the following screenshot:
+
+![KiWi Database Configuration](../images/kiwi-db-config.png)
+
+In case it is necessary, the same JDBC configuration provided by that dialog can 
+be also manually written in the `system-config.properties` file by an expert user: 
+
+    database.type = postgres
+    database.url = jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/marmotta?prepareThreshold=3
+    database.user = marmotta
+    database.password = ********
 
 Apache Marmotta can only connect to an existing database with an existing
 user and password. It will create the necessary database tables the first
@@ -44,7 +55,7 @@ time it accesses the database, in case t
 the database should therefore be empty, or otherwise you will have old data
 in your installation.
 
-Special note for MySQL: for legal reasons, we cannot distribute the MySQL
+*Special note for MySQL:* for legal reasons, we cannot distribute the MySQL
 Java drivers that are needed to access a MySQL database. Therefore, in case 
 you aim to use MySQL for Marmotta, please download the 
 [MySQL JDBC connector](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/) 

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URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/marmotta/site/trunk/content/resources/images/kiwi-db-config.png?rev=1650476&view=auto
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