A minimal lightweight mysql docker image based on alpine

How to build image

git clone .. , then:

For amd64 based platforms

docker build -f Dockerfile . -t vo1dbin/alpine-mysql-amd64 --platform linux/amd64

For arm64 based platforms

docker build -f Dockerfile-arm64 . -t vo1dbin/alpine-mysql-arm64 --platform linux/arm64

How to start a container

To start the server without creating an initial user/database:

docker run -d -it --restart always\
  --name mysql \
  -v ./mysql_data:/data \
  -p 3306:3306 \
  vo1dbin/alpine-mysql

OR

To start the server and create an initial user, database and specify root password:

docker run -d -it --restart always \
   --name mysql \
   -p 3306:3306 \
   -v ./mysql_data:/data \
   -e MYSQL_DATABASE=my_db \
   -e MYSQL_USER=user \
   -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=passwd \
   -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root_pass  \
   vo1dbin/alpine-mysql

How to manage mysql (mysql cli)

Once the container is running, run:

docker exec -it mysql mysql -u root -p

Enter password to connect