adapt installation instruction for different frontends

[nominatim.git] / docs / admin / Installation.md

diff --git a/docs/admin/Installation.md b/docs/admin/Installation.md
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+++ b/docs/admin/Installation.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ the following operating systems:
 
   * [Ubuntu 22.04](../appendix/Install-on-Ubuntu-22.md)
   * [Ubuntu 20.04](../appendix/Install-on-Ubuntu-20.md)
-  * [Ubuntu 18.04](../appendix/Install-on-Ubuntu-18.md)
 
 These OS-specific instructions can also be found in executable form
 in the `vagrant/` directory.
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ For compiling:
   * [bzip2](http://www.bzip.org/)
   * [zlib](https://www.zlib.net/)
   * [ICU](http://site.icu-project.org/)
+  * [nlohmann/json](https://json.nlohmann.me/)
   * [Boost libraries](https://www.boost.org/), including system and filesystem
   * PostgreSQL client libraries
   * a recent C++ compiler (gcc 5+ or Clang 3.8+)
@@ -44,23 +44,33 @@ For running Nominatim:
 
   * [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org) (9.6+ will work, 11+ strongly recommended)
   * [PostGIS](https://postgis.net) (2.2+ will work, 3.0+ strongly recommended)
-  * [Python 3](https://www.python.org/) (3.6+)
+  * [Python 3](https://www.python.org/) (3.7+)
   * [Psycopg2](https://www.psycopg.org) (2.7+)
   * [Python Dotenv](https://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv)
   * [psutil](https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil)
   * [Jinja2](https://palletsprojects.com/p/jinja/)
+  * [SQLAlchemy](https://www.sqlalchemy.org/) (1.4.31+ with greenlet support)
+  * [asyncpg](https://magicstack.github.io/asyncpg) (0.8+)
   * [PyICU](https://pypi.org/project/PyICU/)
   * [PyYaml](https://pyyaml.org/) (5.1+)
   * [datrie](https://github.com/pytries/datrie)
-  * [PHP](https://php.net) (7.0 or later)
+
+When running the PHP frontend:
+  * [PHP](https://php.net) (7.3+)
   * PHP-pgsql
   * PHP-intl (bundled with PHP)
-  * PHP-cgi (for running queries from the command line)
 
 For running continuous updates:
 
   * [pyosmium](https://osmcode.org/pyosmium/)
 
+For running the experimental Python frontend:
+
+  * one of the following web frameworks:
+    * [falcon](https://falconframework.org/) (3.0+)
+    * [starlette](https://www.starlette.io/)
+  * [uvicorn](https://www.uvicorn.org/)
+
 For dependencies for running tests and building documentation, see
 the [Development section](../develop/Development-Environment.md).
 
@@ -75,7 +85,7 @@ Take into account that the OSM database is growing fast.
 Fast disks are essential. Using NVME disks is recommended.
 
 Even on a well configured machine the import of a full planet takes
-around 2 days. On traditional spinning disks, 7-8 days are more realistic.
+around 2 days. When using traditional SSDs, 4-5 days are more realistic.
 
 ## Tuning the PostgreSQL database
 
@@ -107,15 +117,6 @@ you might consider setting:
 and even reduce `autovacuum_work_mem` further. This will reduce the amount
 of memory that autovacuum takes away from the import process.
 
-For the initial import, you should also set:
-
-    fsync = off
-    full_page_writes = off
-
-Don't forget to re-enable them after the initial import or you risk database
-corruption.
-
-
 ## Downloading and building Nominatim
 
 ### Downloading the latest release