MariaDB¶

Servala provides fully managed MariaDB instances -- a popular open-source relational database and MySQL-compatible drop-in replacement.

What's included¶

• Managed MariaDB instance with automated deployment
• Automated backups
• Monitoring and alerting
• Encrypted connections (TLS)

Available offerings¶

Configuration options¶

Key parameters available when provisioning:

• MariaDB version -- select the major version
• Storage size -- disk space for your database

Connecting to your instance¶

After provisioning, retrieve your connection credentials from the instance detail page. Use them with any MySQL/MariaDB client:

mysql -h <hostname> -P <port> -u <username> -p<password> --ssl

Or use a connection string:

mysql://<username>:<password>@<hostname>:<port>/<database>?ssl=true

Backup & recovery¶

• Automated backups are performed regularly
• Backup retention and recovery procedures depend on the specific offering

Contact support if you need to restore from a backup.

Limitations & known issues¶

• Superuser access is not provided
• Some MariaDB plugins may not be available

Further reading¶

• MariaDB upstream documentation
• MariaDB on servala.com