MariaDB

what is mariadb mariadb is an open source relational database management system (rdbms) that is a fork of mysql, created by the original developers of mysql it is designed to be highly compatible with mysql while offering additional features and improvements key features of mariadb include compatibility maintains compatibility with mysql, including the same apis and client libraries, making migration between mysql and mariadb straightforward performance offers performance improvements and optimizations over mysql, including advanced indexing, caching, and query optimization techniques storage engines supports various storage engines like innodb (default), aria, and tokudb, each suited for different use cases scalability includes features for scaling databases, such as support for clustering (galera cluster) and replication security provides robust security features including encryption, access control, and auditing to protect data open source available under the gpl license, ensuring that it remains free and open for community contributions and use advanced features includes additional features like dynamic columns, json support, and virtual columns that extend its capabilities mariadb is widely used for web applications, enterprise databases, and data warehousing, providing a reliable and high performance alternative to mysql with enhanced functionality getting started with mariadb deployment log in to cloud in8 com and during the instance creation at the select template section click on the market place app tab once you select your plan and named the vm click on the review & deploy button to deploy your new app getting started after deployment after the template is deployed, you will be able to access mariadb from the console via ssh or using the web console the standard tool for interacting with mariadb is the mariadb command read the official documentation https //mariadb com/kb/en/mariadb command line client/ for more details