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@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ The `release page <https://github.com/begriffs/postgrest/releases/latest>`_ has
 Build from Source
 =================
 
+.. note::
+
+  We discourage building and using PostgREST on **Alpine Linux** because of a reported GHC memory leak on that platform.
+
 When a prebuilt binary does not exist for your system you can build the project from source. You'll also need to do this if you want to help with development. `Stack <https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack>`_ makes it easy. It will install any necessary Haskell dependencies on your system.
 
 * `Install Stack <http://docs.haskellstack.org/en/stable/README.html#how-to-install>`_ for your platform