MariaDB

MariaDB

Open SourceGPL-2.0

Community-developed MySQL fork with enhanced features

Difficulty
●● Medium
Last check
2026-08-10

Description

MariaDB is a community-driven fork of MySQL, led by the original MySQL developers. It is binary-compatible with MySQL and offers additional storage engines (Aria, ColumnStore), improved replication, Galera Cluster for multi-master replication, and enhanced security features. MariaDB is used as the default database by numerous Linux distributions and provides a reliable, high-performance SQL database.

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Platforms

LinuxWindowsmacOSDocker

Replaces the following proprietary tools

Oracle DBMariaDB
Microsoft SQL ServerMariaDB

Self-Hosting

MariaDB can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure. Visit the official documentation for installation instructions.

Documentation →

Categories

Tags

#sql#mysql#relational#galera#replikation

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