From 18c7217b30bcae3d9ed5168b564247be0ffbf500 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Habernig <david.habernig@student.uibk.ac.at>
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 13:35:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs/installation add note to check postgres database
 encoding

---
 docs/installation/1-postgresql.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/installation/1-postgresql.md b/docs/installation/1-postgresql.md
index 3f826fa8a..f710e10b5 100644
--- a/docs/installation/1-postgresql.md
+++ b/docs/installation/1-postgresql.md
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ GRANT CREATE ON SCHEMA public TO netbox;
 !!! danger "Use a strong password"
     **Do not use the password from the example.** Choose a strong, random password to ensure secure database authentication for your NetBox installation.
 
+The database encoding should be set to `UTF8`, to check, enter `\l`.
+
 Once complete, enter `\q` to exit the PostgreSQL shell.
 
 ## Verify Service Status