Azure Database for MariaDB Overview

What is Azure Database for MariaDB?

Azure Database for MariaDB is a managed relational database service that uses the open-source MariaDB Community Server engine. It's a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering that allows you to focus on application development without worrying about infrastructure management, patching, backups, or scaling. It offers high availability, security, and elastic scalability to support your growing workloads.

Key Features

Managed Service

Automated backups, patching, and high availability ensure your database is always up and running.

Scalability

Easily scale compute and storage resources up or down to meet your application's demands.

Security

Robust security features including data encryption at rest and in transit, and network isolation.

Performance

Optimized for performance with various compute tiers and storage options.

Hybrid Cloud Capabilities

Connect securely to your on-premises data or other cloud environments.

High Availability & Disaster Recovery

Built-in resiliency and options for geo-redundancy to protect against failures.

Common Use Cases

Web applications requiring a relational database backend.
Content Management Systems (CMS) like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla.
E-commerce platforms.
SaaS applications.
Legacy applications migrated to the cloud.

Getting Started

You can easily create an Azure Database for MariaDB server through the Azure portal, Azure CLI, or PowerShell. Here's a simple example using the Azure CLI:

az mariadb server create \
    --resource-group myresourcegroup \
    --name mydbservername \
    --location westus \
    --sku-name Basic_100 \
    --admin-user myadmin \
    --admin-password  \
    --version 10.3
            

Once created, you can connect to your MariaDB server using standard MariaDB clients or connectors.

Learn More

Explore the detailed documentation for Azure Database for MariaDB to understand its architecture, features, pricing, and best practices.