MariaDB

Drop-in replacement for MySQL built by the original authors — extends core MySQL functionality with alternate storage engines, server optimizations, and patches.

Port	3306
Registry	ghcr.io/daemonless/mariadb
Source	https://github.com/MariaDB/server
Website	https://mariadb.org/

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
11.4 / 11.4-pkg	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Production stability.
11.4-pkg-latest	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Newest FreeBSD packages.
11.8 / 11.8-pkg / latest / pkg	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.
11.8-pkg-latest / pkg-latest	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Newest FreeBSD packages.

Prerequisites

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose

services:
  mariadb:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/mariadb:latest
    container_name: mariadb
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=changeme
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=mydb
      - MYSQL_USER=myuser
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=mypassword
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/mariadb:/config"
    ports:
      - 3306:3306
    restart: unless-stopped

AppJail Director

.env:

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=mariadb
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=Etc/UTC
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=changeme
MYSQL_DATABASE=mydb
MYSQL_USER=myuser
MYSQL_PASSWORD=mypassword

appjail-director.yml:

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  mariadb:
    name: mariadb
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
        - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: !ENV '${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}'
        - MYSQL_DATABASE: !ENV '${MYSQL_DATABASE}'
        - MYSQL_USER: !ENV '${MYSQL_USER}'
        - MYSQL_PASSWORD: !ENV '${MYSQL_PASSWORD}'
    volumes:
      - mariadb: /config
volumes:
  mariadb:
    device: '/path/to/containers/mariadb'

Makejail:

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/mariadb:${tag}

Podman CLI

podman run -d --name mariadb \
  -p 3306:3306 \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=Etc/UTC \
  -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=changeme \
  -e MYSQL_DATABASE=mydb \
  -e MYSQL_USER=myuser \
  -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=mypassword \
  -v /path/to/containers/mariadb:/config \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/mariadb:latest

Ansible

- name: Deploy mariadb
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: mariadb
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/mariadb:latest
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "Etc/UTC"
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "changeme"
      MYSQL_DATABASE: "mydb"
      MYSQL_USER: "myuser"
      MYSQL_PASSWORD: "mypassword"
    ports:
      - "3306:3306"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/mariadb:/config"

Access at: http://localhost:3306

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
PUID	1000
PGID	1000
TZ	Etc/UTC
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD	changeme	Root password (required on first run)
MYSQL_DATABASE	mydb	Database to create on first run
MYSQL_USER	myuser	User to create on first run
MYSQL_PASSWORD	mypassword	Password for MYSQL_USER

Volumes

Path	Description
/config	MariaDB configuration and data

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
3306	TCP	MariaDB port

Architectures: amd64 User: bsd (UID/GID via PUID/PGID, defaults to 1000:1000) Base: FreeBSD 15.0

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