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Install MariaDB on Ubuntu VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Deploy MariaDB—a MySQL fork—on an Ubuntu VPS—run

apt update && apt install mariadb-server

start with

systemctl start mariadb

secure with

mariadb-secure-installation

On DigitalOcean test with

mariadb -u root -p

—expect prompt Ensures compatibility—replaces MySQL for faster database hosting