From 564286ecaa911ed91629101c8edc25f3e410e781 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve8291 Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2021 14:38:58 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about when to enable SSL As the manual currently reads it sounds like you should always enable SSL for your database. Added note explaining that is is only necessary when you connect remotely. Since the default install for MariaDB or MySQL only allows communication on localhost through a unix socket, this will not need to be configured for most installs. --- .../configuration_database/linux_database_configuration.rst | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_database/linux_database_configuration.rst b/admin_manual/configuration_database/linux_database_configuration.rst index bc62ef142..b35d799aa 100644 --- a/admin_manual/configuration_database/linux_database_configuration.rst +++ b/admin_manual/configuration_database/linux_database_configuration.rst @@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ In case of UTF8MB4 you will also find:: SSL for MySQL Database ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Enabling SSL is only necessary if your database does not reside on the same server as your Nextcloud instance. +If you do not connect over localhost and need to allow remote connections then you should enable SSL. This just covers the SSL database configuration on the Nextcloud server. First you need to configure your database server accordingly. ::