From 9e98c908919b295ae6583568a351b1928879d795 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "James R. Barlow" Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 13:34:26 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: note on docker performance --- docs/docker.rst | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/docker.rst b/docs/docker.rst index c8ada892..35487877 100644 --- a/docs/docker.rst +++ b/docs/docker.rst @@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ OCRmyPDF is also available in Docker images that packages recent versions of all dependencies. For users who already have Docker installed this may be an easy and -convenient option. However, it is less performant than a system -installation and may require Docker engine configuration. OCRmyPDF -needs a generous amount of RAM, CPU cores, temporary storage -space, whether running in a Docker container or on its own. It may be -necessary to ensure the container is provisioned with additional -resources. +convenient option. + +On platforms other than Linux, Docker runs in a virtual machine, and so may +be less performant. You may also want to adjust the Docker virtual machine's +memory and CPU allocation. On Linux, the Docker image runs natively and +performance is comparable to a system installation. .. _docker-install: