MariaDB
Open source relational database server, a community-developed fork of MySQL that speaks the MySQL protocol.
MariaDB Server is a relational database server with an SQL interface, written in C++ and shipped as compiled binaries. Its GitHub description calls it a community developed fork of MySQL server. The community source code is maintained by the MariaDB Foundation, while the company MariaDB plc sells the commercial products built around it.
Installs come from Linux package managers, a Windows installer, a binary tarball, or the official image on Docker Hub. After installation the server starts as a service.
Worth knowing
Subscriptions with additional enterprise features and a managed cloud service come from the company, not from the Foundation. Community releases follow a rolling line and an LTS line, so the newest release and an LTS release can differ.
Identity
- Status
- Active
- Maintainer
- MariaDB Foundation4
- Maintained by
- Foundation5
- First release
- 20099
Rendering and deploy
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-29: name, links
mariadb.org/ - 2026-10-29: links, Written in, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/MariaDB/server - 2026-10-29: links
mariadb.com/docs/server/ - 2026-10-29: Maintainer
mariadb.org/contact/ - 2026-10-29: Maintained by, Categories, License, License model
mariadb.org/about/ - 2026-10-29: Runtime, Install with
mariadb.com/kb/en/installing-mariadb-binary-tarballs/ - 2026-10-29: Current major version
github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-13.0.2 - 2026-10-29: Last release
api.github.com/repos/MariaDB/server/releases - 2026-10-29: First release
api.github.com/repos/MariaDB/server/git/refs/tags/mariadb-5.1.38-beta - 2026-10-29: Install with, Runs as
mariadb.com/docs/server/mariadb-quickstart-guides/installing-mariadb-server-guide - 2026-10-29: Install with
mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/automated-mariadb-deployment-and-administration/docker-and-mariadb - 2026-10-29: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/MariaDB/server/contributors?per_page=1&anon=false