diff --git a/docs/bare-metal-installation.md b/docs/bare-metal-installation.md
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--- a/docs/bare-metal-installation.md
+++ b/docs/bare-metal-installation.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Aura Engine runs on any modern Debian-based OS. It requires at least
 - [`pip`](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/)
 - [`git`](https://git-scm.com/)
 - ['virtualenv'](https://pypi.org/project/virtualenv/)
-- [PostgreSQL 13+](https://www.postgresql.org/) or [MariaDB 10+](https://mariadb.org/)
+- [PostgreSQL 13+](https://www.postgresql.org/)
 
 
 **Setting up the project structure**
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ sudo -u postgres psql -f contrib/postgresql-create-database.sql
 
 Alternatively you can also use MariaDB:
 
+> Warning: Due to an [issue with Mysql/MariaDB](https://gitlab.servus.at/aura/engine/-/issues/75) we recommend using PostgreSQL only.
+
 ```bash
 # Additional Python packages for MariaDB
 pip3 install -r contrib/mariadb-requirements.txt