From ff16945c581db1e0a809d9466f6bca84c26d8a67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gjahn <gregor.jahn@bht-berlin.de>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 22:23:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add node about ephemeral & persistent state in README

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 README.md | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 986872e..528ac7c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,9 +8,16 @@ or even used the project work.
 #### Prerequisites:
 
 * Go toolchain (install via system package manager or [by hand](https://go.dev/doc/install))
+* [optional] [Redis](https://redis.io/docs/install/) to persist state
 
 
-#### Build
+#### State:
+
+If the database host is not explicitly defined, then the state is ephemeral. For more
+information checkout the [configuration code](./configuration/config.go).
+
+
+#### Build:
 
 1. Install dependencies: `go get -t ./...`
 2. Run locally: `go run .`
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