From e3245515e8bb758f3c1278f15077231271a141e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Robert=20Sil=C3=A9n?= <robert.silen@mariadb.org>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 23:13:11 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] docs: note MariaDB support in README (#13238)

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 README.md | 2 +-
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@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Unrestricted (TSU) exception (see the BIS Export Administration Regulations, Sec
 The following provides more details on the included cryptographic software:
 
 * CloudStack makes use of JaSypt cryptographic libraries.
-* CloudStack has a system requirement of MySQL, and uses native database encryption functionality.
+* CloudStack requires a MySQL-compatible database (MariaDB or MySQL), and uses native database encryption functionality.
 * CloudStack makes use of the Bouncy Castle general-purpose encryption library.
 * CloudStack can optionally interact with and control OpenSwan-based VPNs.
 * CloudStack has a dependency on and makes use of JSch - a java SSH2 implementation.