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54 lines
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# MariaDB
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[MariaDB](https://mariadb.org/) is a powerful, open source object-relational database system.
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Some of the services installed by this playbook require a MariaDB database.
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Enabling the MariaDB database service will automatically wire all other services which require such a database to use it.
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## Configuration
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To enable this service, add the following configuration to your `vars.yml` file and re-run the [installation](../installing.md) process:
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```yaml
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########################################################################
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# #
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# mariadb #
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# #
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########################################################################
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mariadb_enabled: true
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# Put a strong password below, generated with `pwgen -s 64 1` or in another way
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mariadb_root_passsword: ''
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########################################################################
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# #
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# /mariadb #
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# #
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########################################################################
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```
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### Getting a database terminal
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You can use the `/mash/mariadb/bin/cli` tool to get interactive terminal access to the MariaDB server.
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To see the available databases, run `SHOW DATABASES`.
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To change to another existing database (for example `miniflux`), run `USE miniflux`.
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You can then proceed to write queries. Example: `SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users;`
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**Be careful**. Modifying the database directly (especially as services are running) is dangerous and may lead to irreversible database corruption.
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When in doubt, consider [making a backup](#backing-up-mariadb).
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## Upgrading MariaDB
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The major MariaDB version you start with (e.g. `10.10` or `10.11`) will be kept until you manually upgrade it. The playbook will stick to this major version and only do minor version upgrades (e.g. `10.10.1` -> `10.10.3`).
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For now, there's no automatic upgrade path between major MariaDB versions, but support for upgrading will be added in the future.
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## Backing up MariaDB
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A `/mash/mariadb/bin/dump-all` script will be installed, which can dump the database to a path of your choosing.
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