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Update GitLab's recommended installation notes for Azure

GitLab's current recommendations were updated in !114877 (diffs) to state:

A new service, Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server has been released. Internal testing has shown that it does look to perform as expected, but this hasn’t been validated in production, so generally isn’t recommended at this time. Additionally, as it’s a new service, you may find that it’s missing some functionality depending on your requirements.

(emphasis mine).

This gives the impression that Azure flex server should work fine with GitLab. However, Azure flex server comes with non-standard database authentication mechanisms that are incompatible with GitLab's database integration.

Recommendation

  • Update our documentation to explicitly clarify that authentication systems for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server are not compatible with GitLab.