Added warning about using database for file storage in README.rst

derekkwok · Feb 23, 2016 · ed66501 · ed66501
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 Overview
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+Warning: In many cases, storing files in the database is a BAD idea. Your database will easily become bloated and the performance can degrade rapidly. See this `StackExchange post`_ for more information.
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+.. _StackExchange post: http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/150669/is-it-a-bad-practice-to-store-large-files-10-mb-in-a-database
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 This is a custom storage backend for storing files in the database instead of the file system. It is a drop-in replacement for Django's FileSystemStorage.
 
 Requirements