This guide will help new users with the installation of MariaDB 10.7 on Amazon Linux 2. MariaDB is a free to use and open source relational database management system originally forked from MySQL. The latest stable release of MariaBD database server as of this article update is version 10.7 with cool new features that can be read from the release notes page.
Install MariaDB 10.7 on Amazon Linux 2
The version of MariaDB server available on the OS default repositories is not the latest as per the upstream project.
$ sudo amazon-linux-extras | grep mariadb
17 lamp-mariadb10.2-php7.2 available \
54 mariadb10.5 available [ =stable ]To be able to install the latest MariaDB 10.7 on Amazon Linux 2 we’ll have to add MariaDB official RPM repository. The one that works for Amazon Linux 2 is CentOS 7 repository.
Let’s first update and reboot the system
sudo yum -y update
sudo rebootStep 1: Add MariaDB repository to Amazon Linux 2
Add MariaDB repository to Amazon Linux 2 machine by running the commands below as root or user with sudo privileges.
curl -LsS -O https://downloads.mariadb.com/MariaDB/mariadb_repo_setup
sudo bash mariadb_repo_setup --os-type=rhel --os-version=7 --mariadb-server-version=10.7Repository addition output:
# [info] Skipping OS detection and using OS type 'rhel' and version '7' as given on the command line
# [info] Checking for script prerequisites.
# [info] MariaDB Server version 10.7 is valid
# [info] Repository file successfully written to /etc/yum.repos.d/mariadb.repo
# [info] Adding trusted package signing keys...
/etc/pki/rpm-gpg ~
~
# [info] Successfully added trusted package signing keys
# [info] Cleaning package cache...
Failed to set locale, defaulting to C
Loaded plugins: langpacks, priorities, update-motd
Cleaning repos: amzn2-core amzn2extra-docker mariadb-main mariadb-maxscale mariadb-tools
Cleaning up everythingBefore you begin installaton update OS package cache index:
sudo rm -rf /var/cache/yum
sudo yum makecacheConfirm available repositories on your Amazon Linux instance.
$ sudo yum repolist
repo id repo name status
amzn2-core/2/x86_64 Amazon Linux 2 core repository 27317
amzn2extra-docker/2/x86_64 Amazon Extras repo for docker 56
mariadb-main MariaDB Server 80+3
mariadb-maxscale MariaDB MaxScale 4
mariadb-tools MariaDB Tools 14+1
repolist: 27471Step 2: Install MariaDB 10.7 on Amazon Linux 2
Once you have the repository added and working you can then begin the installation of MariaDB on Amazon Linux 2 machine.
sudo yum install MariaDB-server MariaDB-clientMake sure there are no dependency issues and agree to installation.
....
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
MariaDB-client x86_64 10.7.3-1.el7.centos mariadb-main 15 M
MariaDB-compat x86_64 10.7.3-1.el7.centos mariadb-main 2.2 M
replacing mariadb-libs.x86_64 1:5.5.68-1.amzn2
MariaDB-server x86_64 10.7.3-1.el7.centos mariadb-main 25 M
Installing for dependencies:
MariaDB-common x86_64 10.7.3-1.el7.centos mariadb-main 81 k
boost-program-options x86_64 1.53.0-27.amzn2.0.5 amzn2-core 161 k
galera-4 x86_64 26.4.11-1.el7.centos mariadb-main 9.9 M
libpmem x86_64 1.3-3.amzn2 amzn2-core 36 k
ncurses-compat-libs x86_64 6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.3 amzn2-core 308 k
perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2 x86_64 2.061-3.amzn2.0.2 amzn2-core 32 k
perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib x86_64 1:2.061-4.amzn2.0.2 amzn2-core 58 k
perl-DBI x86_64 1.627-4.amzn2.0.2 amzn2-core 804 k
perl-Data-Dumper x86_64 2.145-3.amzn2.0.2 amzn2-core 48 k
perl-IO-Compress noarch 2.061-2.amzn2 amzn2-core 260 k
perl-Net-Daemon noarch 0.48-5.amzn2 amzn2-core 51 k
perl-PlRPC noarch 0.2020-14.amzn2 amzn2-core 36 k
socat x86_64 1.7.3.2-2.amzn2.0.1 amzn2-core 291 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 3 Packages (+13 Dependent packages)
Total download size: 54 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: yStart and enable the database service.
sudo systemctl enable --now mariadbMariaDB service should show as running.
$ systemctl status mariadb
● mariadb.service - MariaDB 10.7.3 database server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/mariadb.service.d
└─migrated-from-my.cnf-settings.conf
Active: active (running) since Thu 2022-03-03 00:03:20 UTC; 3s ago
Docs: man:mariadbd(8)
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/systemd/
Process: 3222 ExecStartPost=/bin/sh -c systemctl unset-environment _WSREP_START_POSITION (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 3197 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ ! -e /usr/bin/galera_recovery ] && VAR= || VAR=`cd /usr/bin/..; /usr/bin/galera_recovery`; [ $? -eq 0 ] && systemctl set-environment _WSREP_START_POSITION=$VAR || exit 1 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 3194 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c systemctl unset-environment _WSREP_START_POSITION (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 3208 (mariadbd)
Status: "Taking your SQL requests now..."
CGroup: /system.slice/mariadb.service
└─3208 /usr/sbin/mariadbdStep 3: Secure and Test database connection
Run the database hardening script provided by the installer.
$ sudo mariadb-secure-installation
NOTE: RUNNING ALL PARTS OF THIS SCRIPT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MariaDB
SERVERS IN PRODUCTION USE! PLEASE READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY!
In order to log into MariaDB to secure it, we'll need the current
password for the root user. If you've just installed MariaDB, and
haven't set the root password yet, you should just press enter here.
Enter current password for root (enter for none):
OK, successfully used password, moving on...
Setting the root password or using the unix_socket ensures that nobodycan log into the MariaDB root user without the proper authorisation.
You already have your root account protected, so you can safely answer 'n'.
Switch to unix_socket authentication [Y/n] n
... skipping.
You already have your root account protected, so you can safely answer 'n'.
Change the root password? [Y/n] y
New password:
Re-enter new password:
Password updated successfully!
Reloading privilege tables..
... Success!
By default, a MariaDB installation has an anonymous user, allowing anyone
to log into MariaDB without having to have a user account created for
them. This is intended only for testing, and to make the installation
go a bit smoother. You should remove them before moving into a
production environment.
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] y
... Success!
Normally, root should only be allowed to connect from 'localhost'. This
ensures that someone cannot guess at the root password from the network.
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] y
... Success!
By default, MariaDB comes with a database named 'test' that anyone can
access. This is also intended only for testing, and should be removed
before moving into a production environment.
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] y
- Dropping test database...
... Success!
- Removing privileges on test database...
... Success!
Reloading the privilege tables will ensure that all changes made so far
will take effect immediately.
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] y
... Success!
Cleaning up...
All done! If you've completed all of the above steps, your MariaDB
installation should now be secure.
Thanks for using MariaDB!Confirm you can login as root user with the password set.
$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 14
Server version: 10.7.3-MariaDB MariaDB Server
Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
MariaDB [(none)]> SELECT VERSION();
+----------------+
| VERSION() |
+----------------+
| 10.7.3-MariaDB |
+----------------+
1 row in set (0.000 sec)
MariaDB [(none)]> QUIT
ByeThe marks the end of our guide on the installation of MariaDB 10.7 on Amazon Linux 2 server.
