diff --git a/source/_components/recorder.markdown b/source/_components/recorder.markdown
index ce32a6e1408..c52520baa4d 100644
--- a/source/_components/recorder.markdown
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@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ If the `recorder` component is activated then some components support `restore_s
 | PostgreSQL      | `postgresql://scott:tiger@SERVER_IP/DB_NAME`             |
 | MS SQL Server   | `mssql+pymssql://user:pass@SERVER_IP/DB_NAME?charset=utf8` |
 
++<p class='note'>
++If you are running a database server instance on the same server as Home Assistant then you must ensure that this service starts before Home Assistant. For a Linux instance running Systemd (Raspberry Pi, Debian, Ubuntu and others) then you should edit the file /etc/systemd/system/home-assistant@homeassistant.service as root (e.g. sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/home-assistant@homeassistant.service) and add the service - for PostgreSQL:
++```
++[Unit]
++Description=Home Assistant
++After=network.target postgresql.service
++```
++</p>
+
 ## {% linkable_title Installation notes %}
 
 Not all Python bindings for the chosen database engine can be installed directly. This section contains additional details which should help you to get it working.