Install MariaDB on AlmaLinux 9

Step 1 – Install and secure

dnf install -y mariadb-server
systemctl enable --now mariadb
mysql_secure_installation

Step 2 – Create database and user

CREATE DATABASE appdb CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE USER 'appuser'@'localhost' IDENTI...

Install MariaDB on RHEL 9

Step 1 – Install and secure

dnf install -y mariadb-server
systemctl enable --now mariadb
mysql_secure_installation

Step 2 – Create database and user

CREATE DATABASE appdb CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE USER 'appuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED...

Install MariaDB on Ubuntu 24.04

Step 1 – Install and secure

apt update && apt upgrade -y
apt install -y mariadb-server
systemctl enable --now mariadb
mysql_secure_installation

Step 2 – Create database and user

CREATE DATABASE appdb CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE USE...

Install MariaDB on Debian 12

Step 1 – Install and secure

apt update && apt upgrade -y
apt install -y mariadb-server
systemctl enable --now mariadb
mysql_secure_installation

Step 2 – Create database and user

CREATE DATABASE appdb CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE USER '...

Install MariaDB on Gentoo Linux

Step 1 – Install and secure

emerge --ask dev-db/mariadb
emerge --config dev-db/mariadb
rc-update add mariadb default && rc-service mariadb start
mysql_secure_installation

Step 2 – Create database and user

CREATE DATABASE appdb CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf...

Install MariaDB on Arch Linux

Step 1 – Install and secure

pacman -S --noconfirm mariadb
mariadb-install-db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql
systemctl enable --now mariadb
mysql_secure_installation

Step 2 – Create database and user

CREATE DATABASE appdb CHARACTER SET utf8m...

Install MariaDB on OpenBSD 7.5

Step 1 – Install and secure

pkg_add mariadb-server
mysql_install_db
rcctl enable mysqld && rcctl start mysqld
mysql_secure_installation

Step 2 – Create database and user

CREATE DATABASE appdb CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE USER 'appuse...

Install MariaDB on NetBSD 10

Step 1 – Install and secure

pkgin install mariadb-server
mysql_install_db --user=mysql
echo 'mysqld=YES' >> /etc/rc.conf && service mysqld start
mysql_secure_installation

Step 2 – Create database and user

CREATE DATABASE appdb CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb...

MariaDB Galera Cluster on AlmaLinux 9

Nodes: 192.168.1.10 · 192.168.1.11 · 192.168.1.12

Step 1 – Install Galera on all nodes

dnf install -y mariadb-server-galera galera

Step 2 – Configure Node 1 (/etc/mysql/conf.d/galera.cnf)

[mysqld]
binlog_format            = ROW
default-storage-e...

MariaDB Galera Cluster on RHEL 9

Nodes: 192.168.1.10 · 192.168.1.11 · 192.168.1.12

Step 1 – Install Galera on all nodes

dnf install -y mariadb-server-galera galera

Step 2 – Configure Node 1 (/etc/mysql/conf.d/galera.cnf)

[mysqld]
binlog_format            = ROW
default-storage-engine...

MariaDB Galera Cluster on Ubuntu 24.04

Nodes: 192.168.1.10 · 192.168.1.11 · 192.168.1.12

Step 1 – Install Galera on all nodes

apt install -y galera-4 mariadb-server

Step 2 – Configure Node 1 (/etc/mysql/conf.d/galera.cnf)

[mysqld]
binlog_format            = ROW
default-storage-engin...

MariaDB Galera Cluster on Debian 12

Nodes: 192.168.1.10 · 192.168.1.11 · 192.168.1.12

Step 1 – Install Galera on all nodes

apt install -y galera-4 mariadb-server

Step 2 – Configure Node 1 (/etc/mysql/conf.d/galera.cnf)

[mysqld]
binlog_format            = ROW
default-storage-engine...

MariaDB Galera Cluster on Gentoo Linux

Nodes: 192.168.1.10 · 192.168.1.11 · 192.168.1.12

Step 1 – Install Galera on all nodes

# Install mariadb-galera for Gentoo Linux

Step 2 – Configure Node 1 (/etc/mysql/conf.d/galera.cnf)

[mysqld]
binlog_format            = ROW
default-storage-en...

MariaDB Galera Cluster on Arch Linux

Nodes: 192.168.1.10 · 192.168.1.11 · 192.168.1.12

Step 1 – Install Galera on all nodes

# Install mariadb-galera for Arch Linux

Step 2 – Configure Node 1 (/etc/mysql/conf.d/galera.cnf)

[mysqld]
binlog_format            = ROW
default-storage-engine...

MariaDB Galera Cluster on OpenBSD 7.5

Nodes: 192.168.1.10 · 192.168.1.11 · 192.168.1.12

Step 1 – Install Galera on all nodes

# Install mariadb-galera for OpenBSD 7.5

Step 2 – Configure Node 1 (/etc/mysql/conf.d/galera.cnf)

[mysqld]
binlog_format            = ROW
default-storage-engi...

MariaDB Galera Cluster on NetBSD 10

Nodes: 192.168.1.10 · 192.168.1.11 · 192.168.1.12

Step 1 – Install Galera on all nodes

# Install mariadb-galera for NetBSD 10

Step 2 – Configure Node 1 (/etc/mysql/conf.d/galera.cnf)

[mysqld]
binlog_format            = ROW
default-storage-engine...

MariaDB Backup and Restore on AlmaLinux 9

mariadb-dump (logical)

mariadb-dump -u root -p appdb > /backups/appdb_$(date +%F).sql
mariadb-dump -u root -p --all-databases --single-transaction > /backups/all_$(date +%F).sql

Restore

mariadb -u root -p appdb < /backups/appdb_2026-05-07.sql

Maria

MariaDB Backup and Restore on RHEL 9

mariadb-dump (logical)

mariadb-dump -u root -p appdb > /backups/appdb_$(date +%F).sql
mariadb-dump -u root -p --all-databases --single-transaction > /backups/all_$(date +%F).sql

Restore

mariadb -u root -p appdb < /backups/appdb_2026-05-07.sql

Mariabacku

MariaDB Backup and Restore on Ubuntu 24.04

mariadb-dump (logical)

mariadb-dump -u root -p appdb > /backups/appdb_$(date +%F).sql
mariadb-dump -u root -p --all-databases --single-transaction > /backups/all_$(date +%F).sql

Restore

mariadb -u root -p appdb < /backups/appdb_2026-05-07.sql

Mari

MariaDB Backup and Restore on Debian 12

mariadb-dump (logical)

mariadb-dump -u root -p appdb > /backups/appdb_$(date +%F).sql
mariadb-dump -u root -p --all-databases --single-transaction > /backups/all_$(date +%F).sql

Restore

mariadb -u root -p appdb < /backups/appdb_2026-05-07.sql

Mariaba

MariaDB Backup and Restore on Gentoo Linux

mariadb-dump (logical)

mariadb-dump -u root -p appdb > /backups/appdb_$(date +%F).sql
mariadb-dump -u root -p --all-databases --single-transaction > /backups/all_$(date +%F).sql

Restore

mariadb -u root -p appdb < /backups/appdb_2026-05-07.sql

Mari

MariaDB Backup and Restore on Arch Linux

mariadb-dump (logical)

mariadb-dump -u root -p appdb > /backups/appdb_$(date +%F).sql
mariadb-dump -u root -p --all-databases --single-transaction > /backups/all_$(date +%F).sql

Restore

mariadb -u root -p appdb < /backups/appdb_2026-05-07.sql

Mariab

MariaDB Backup and Restore on OpenBSD 7.5

mariadb-dump (logical)

mariadb-dump -u root -p appdb > /backups/appdb_$(date +%F).sql
mariadb-dump -u root -p --all-databases --single-transaction > /backups/all_$(date +%F).sql

Restore

mariadb -u root -p appdb < /backups/appdb_2026-05-07.sql

Maria

MariaDB Backup and Restore on NetBSD 10

mariadb-dump (logical)

mariadb-dump -u root -p appdb > /backups/appdb_$(date +%F).sql
mariadb-dump -u root -p --all-databases --single-transaction > /backups/all_$(date +%F).sql

Restore

mariadb -u root -p appdb < /backups/appdb_2026-05-07.sql

Mariaba

Tune MariaDB Performance on AlmaLinux 9

my.cnf

[mysqld]
innodb_buffer_pool_size        = 4G
innodb_buffer_pool_instances   = 4
innodb_log_file_size           = 512M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1
innodb_flush_method            = O_DIRECT

# Thread pool (MariaDB-specific)
thread_handling...

Tune MariaDB Performance on RHEL 9

my.cnf

[mysqld]
innodb_buffer_pool_size        = 4G
innodb_buffer_pool_instances   = 4
innodb_log_file_size           = 512M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1
innodb_flush_method            = O_DIRECT

# Thread pool (MariaDB-specific)
thread_handling...

Tune MariaDB Performance on Ubuntu 24.04

my.cnf

[mysqld]
innodb_buffer_pool_size        = 4G
innodb_buffer_pool_instances   = 4
innodb_log_file_size           = 512M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1
innodb_flush_method            = O_DIRECT

# Thread pool (MariaDB-specific)
thread_handling...

Tune MariaDB Performance on Debian 12

my.cnf

[mysqld]
innodb_buffer_pool_size        = 4G
innodb_buffer_pool_instances   = 4
innodb_log_file_size           = 512M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1
innodb_flush_method            = O_DIRECT

# Thread pool (MariaDB-specific)
thread_handling...

Tune MariaDB Performance on Gentoo Linux

my.cnf

[mysqld]
innodb_buffer_pool_size        = 4G
innodb_buffer_pool_instances   = 4
innodb_log_file_size           = 512M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1
innodb_flush_method            = O_DIRECT

# Thread pool (MariaDB-specific)
thread_handling...

Tune MariaDB Performance on Arch Linux

my.cnf

[mysqld]
innodb_buffer_pool_size        = 4G
innodb_buffer_pool_instances   = 4
innodb_log_file_size           = 512M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1
innodb_flush_method            = O_DIRECT

# Thread pool (MariaDB-specific)
thread_handling...

Tune MariaDB Performance on OpenBSD 7.5

my.cnf

[mysqld]
innodb_buffer_pool_size        = 4G
innodb_buffer_pool_instances   = 4
innodb_log_file_size           = 512M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1
innodb_flush_method            = O_DIRECT

# Thread pool (MariaDB-specific)
thread_handling...

Tune MariaDB Performance on NetBSD 10

my.cnf

[mysqld]
innodb_buffer_pool_size        = 4G
innodb_buffer_pool_instances   = 4
innodb_log_file_size           = 512M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1
innodb_flush_method            = O_DIRECT

# Thread pool (MariaDB-specific)
thread_handling...