How To Install MariaDB on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8
You can obtain MariaDB packages for CentOS 8 / RHEL 8 in two ways.
Red Hat repository (v10.3)
Official MariaDB Mirror (v10.4)
Install MariaDB from AppStream Repository
Installing MariaDB from AppStream repository is a straightforward one. But, the repository
may have a bit old version of MariaDB package.
yum -y install @mariadb
Install MariaDB from Official MariaDB Mirror
MariaDB foundation offers MariaDB packages for CentOS 8 / RHEL 8. Packages provided
by MariaDB is always fresh and supported by the MariaDB community.
RHEL 8
cat <<EOF >> /etc/yum.repos.d/mariadb.repo
[mariadb]
name = MariaDB
baseurl = http://yum.mariadb.org/10.4/rhel8-amd64
gpgkey=https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB
gpgcheck=1
EOF
Install MariaDB server using the following command.
We need to disable the rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms and AppStream repository
temporarily on RHEL 8 and CentOS 8 respectively to allow yum to download packages from
MariaDB mirror.
### CentOS 8 ###
yum install -y boost-program-options
yum --disablerepo=AppStream install -y MariaDB-server MariaDB-client
### RHEL 8 ###
yum --disablerepo=rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms install -y MariaDB-server MariaDB-client
Manage MariaDB Service
In case you want to start/stop the MariaDB service, you can use the following commands.
systemctl start mariadb
systemctl stop mariadb
Verify whether MariaDB is running or not.
systemctl status mariadb
MariaDB Service Status
Secure MariaDB Installation
Use mysql_secure_installation command to do the initial setup of the MariaDB server. This
command is recommended to run in production servers. It removes anonymous user, test
database, and disallows remote root login.
mysql_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): << Just Press Enter
OK, successfully used password, moving on...
Setting the root password or using the unix_socket ensures that nobody
can 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 << Disable Unix Socket Authendication to
Enable Password Authentication
... skipping.
You already have your root account protected, so you can safely answer 'n'.
Change the root password? [Y/n] Y << Set MariaDB root password
New password: << Enter root password
Re-enter new password: << Re-Enter root 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 << Remove Anonymous user
... 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 << Disallow root login remotely
... 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 << Remove test database
- 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 << Reload privilege tables
... 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!
Step 4 – Working with MariaDB
After installing and completing the configuration, connect to a MariaDB server
using the following command.
sudo mysql -u root -p
Also try to create a new database, user and assign privileges to a database.
You may also required install phpMyAdmin to manage MariaDB using web
interface, which provides easy way to work.
Access MariaDB
Login into MariaDB server with the below command.
mysql -u root –p
Password required
