MariaDB¶

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

Availability¶

MariaDB is available on selected cloud providers and zones. See the availability matrix for the current list.

Supported versions¶

Version upgrade mechanics are described in Maintenance & Upgrades.

Compute plan and sizing¶

Compute resources (CPU, memory, and storage) are selected through the compute plan when you provision the instance. The available plans and their sizes are shown directly in the portal, so they are not duplicated here. See Compute Plans & SLAs for how plans and service levels work.

Configuration options¶

Service-specific parameters available when provisioning, in addition to the compute plan:

• MariaDB version: select the major version (see Supported versions)

Managing users and databases¶

You receive administrative access to your MariaDB instance. Creating and managing additional databases and users inside the instance is your responsibility, using standard MySQL/MariaDB tooling with your credentials. Servala manages the instance itself, not the databases and users you create within it.

Limits & quotas¶

• Maximum database size: to be filled in
• Connection limits: to be filled in

Connecting to your instance¶

MariaDB is accessed over TCP, so you choose a network access mode (shared TCP Gateway or dedicated Load Balancer) when you provision the instance. This determines the hostname and port you connect to.

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

Capability matrix¶

How the managed-service features apply to MariaDB:

Limitations & known issues¶

• Some MariaDB plugins may not be available

Further reading¶

• MariaDB on servala.com
• MariaDB upstream documentation