From 45be269ee7ce3138f8ca8b7cc4be2f9952c4cf7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Heath <76443935+Dan-Heath@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 17:04:41 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add new section to HA topic

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 .../install-boundary/architecture/high-availability.mdx    | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/website/content/docs/install-boundary/architecture/high-availability.mdx b/website/content/docs/install-boundary/architecture/high-availability.mdx
index b966471136..2645bf2084 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/install-boundary/architecture/high-availability.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/install-boundary/architecture/high-availability.mdx
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ The workers must be able to establish a connection to the hosts with which they
 
 Boundary requires an external [Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/) and [KMS](https://aws.amazon.com/kms/). In the example above, we're using AWS managed services for these components. For Postgres, we're using [RDS](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/) and for KMS we're using Amazon's [Key Management Service](https://aws.amazon.com/kms/).
 
-For more information about configuring the Postgres database for high availability, refer to the [Postgres high availability, load balancing, and replication documentation](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/high-availability.html).
+### Database
+
+Boundary controllers must be able to reach the PostgreSQL database.
+If you use a [high availability](/boundary/docs/install-boundary/high-availability) (HA) configuration, then the controllers must have access to the PostgreSQL server infrastructure.
+
+For more information about configuring the Postgres database for HA, refer to the [Postgres high availability, load balancing, and replication documentation](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/high-availability.html).
 If you use a managed service, refer to your provider's PostgreSQL high availability documentation.
 
 ### API and console load balancer