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This component sets up a managed instance of the MySQL database server.

We use the [Percona Distribution for MySQL](https://percona.com/software/mysql-database)
which provides useful improvements over the standard Oracle MySQL/MariaDB implementations.

## Supported versions

There's a role for each supported major version, currently:

- mysql57: Percona 5.7.x (End-of-life)
- percona80: Percona 8.0.x
- percona81: Percona 8.1.x

We use the [Percona Distribution for MySQL](https://percona.com/software/mysql-database)
which provides useful improvements over the standard Oracle MySQL/MariaDB implementations.
- percona80: Percona 8.0.x (*LTS* release)
- percona83: Percona 8.3.x (*Innovation* release)

Percona and MySQL currently follow a [two-fold release model](https://www.percona.com/blog/lts-and-innovation-releases-for-percona-server-for-mysql/)
and provide support for 2 releases in parallel:

- *LTS (recommended)*: These long-term support releases are supported throughout the full release life-time
of this NixOS platform release and only receive minor bug and security fixes.
- *Innovation*: A new innovation release is made roughly each quarter of a year,
containing new features and potentially breaking changes.\
Please note that these releases won't receive any further upstream support once the successor
is out. Our platform will keep each Innovation release made during the release life-time
available, enabling you to update at your own pace. But we won't backport changes from
newer Percona Innovation releases.

## Configuration

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