Adds a list of supported architectures (#2769)

* add list of supported architectures

* Update docs/BestPractices.md

Co-authored-by: Aliaksandr Valialkin <valyala@gmail.com>
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@ -27,11 +27,21 @@ VictoriaMetrics is production-ready for the following operating systems:
* Linux (Alpine, Ubuntu, Debian, RedHat, etc.) * Linux (Alpine, Ubuntu, Debian, RedHat, etc.)
* FreeBSD * FreeBSD
* OpenBSD * OpenBSD
* Solaris/SmartOS
Some VictoriaMetrics components ([vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent.html), [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html) and [vmauth](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmauth.html)) can run on Windows. Some VictoriaMetrics components ([vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent.html), [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html) and [vmauth](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmauth.html)) can run on Windows.
VictoriaMetrics can run also on MacOS for testing and development purposes. VictoriaMetrics can run also on MacOS for testing and development purposes.
## Supported Architectures
* **Linux**: i386, amd64, arm, arm64, ppc64le
* **FreeBSD**: i386, amd64, arm
* **OpenBSD**: i386, amd64, arm
* **Solaris/SmartOS**: i386, amd64
* **MacOS**: amd64, arm64 (for testing and development purposes)
* **Windows**: amd64 (supported by [vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent.html), [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html) and [vmauth](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmauth.html)).
## Upgrade procedure ## Upgrade procedure
It is safe to upgrade VictoriaMetrics to new versions unless the [release notes](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases) say otherwise. It is safe to skip multiple versions during the upgrade unless release notes say otherwise. It is recommended to perform regular upgrades to the latest version, since it may contain important bug fixes, performance optimizations or new features. It is safe to upgrade VictoriaMetrics to new versions unless the [release notes](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases) say otherwise. It is safe to skip multiple versions during the upgrade unless release notes say otherwise. It is recommended to perform regular upgrades to the latest version, since it may contain important bug fixes, performance optimizations or new features.