diff --git a/front50-sql-mariadb/front50-sql-mariadb.gradle b/front50-sql-mariadb/front50-sql-mariadb.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d78f6ade0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front50-sql-mariadb/front50-sql-mariadb.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/kotlin.gradle"
+
+tasks.compileGroovy.enabled = false
+
+dependencies {
+  implementation "org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:2.4.0"
+  implementation "com.netflix.spinnaker.kork:kork-sql"
+  implementation("org.jooq:jooq:3.9.6"){
+    force = true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/front50-sql-mariadb/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/config/MariaDbDataSourceConfiguration.kt b/front50-sql-mariadb/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/config/MariaDbDataSourceConfiguration.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f2d2e862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front50-sql-mariadb/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/config/MariaDbDataSourceConfiguration.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package com.netflix.spinnaker.config
+
+import com.netflix.spectator.api.Registry
+import com.netflix.spinnaker.sql.MariaDbConnectionPoolMetricsExporter
+import com.netflix.spinnaker.sql.MariaDbDataSourceFactory
+import com.netflix.spinnaker.kork.sql.config.DataSourceFactory
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration
+
+@Configuration
+@ConditionalOnProperty("sql.enabled")
+@ComponentScan("com.netflix.spinnaker.sql")
+class MariaDbDataSourceConfiguration {
+
+  @Bean
+  fun connectionPoolMetricsExporter(registry: Registry): MariaDbConnectionPoolMetricsExporter {
+    return MariaDbConnectionPoolMetricsExporter(registry)
+  }
+
+  @Bean
+  fun dataSourceFactory(connectionPoolMetricsExporter: MariaDbConnectionPoolMetricsExporter): DataSourceFactory =
+    MariaDbDataSourceFactory(connectionPoolMetricsExporter)
+}
diff --git a/front50-sql-mariadb/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/sql/MariaDbConnectionPoolMetricsExporter.kt b/front50-sql-mariadb/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/sql/MariaDbConnectionPoolMetricsExporter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b42ede3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front50-sql-mariadb/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/sql/MariaDbConnectionPoolMetricsExporter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package com.netflix.spinnaker.sql
+
+import com.netflix.spectator.api.Registry
+import com.netflix.spectator.api.patterns.PolledMeter
+import org.mariadb.jdbc.MariaDbPoolDataSource
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Scheduled
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong
+
+class MariaDbConnectionPoolMetricsExporter(
+  private val registry: Registry
+) {
+
+  private val dataSourceMetrics: MutableList<DataSourceMetrics> = mutableListOf()
+
+  fun track(dataSource: MariaDbPoolDataSource) {
+    dataSourceMetrics.add(
+      DataSourceMetrics(dataSource).apply {
+        registerMeters(registry)
+      }
+    )
+  }
+
+  @Scheduled(fixedRate = 5_000)
+  fun record() {
+    dataSourceMetrics.forEach {
+      // They tell me not to use test methods, but yolo. Way better than dealing with MBeans.
+      it.dataSource.testGetPool()?.let { pool ->
+        it.activeConnections.set(pool.activeConnections)
+        it.totalConnections.set(pool.totalConnections)
+        it.idleConnections.set(pool.idleConnections)
+        it.blockedConnections.set(pool.connectionRequests)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+private data class DataSourceMetrics(
+  val dataSource: MariaDbPoolDataSource,
+  val activeConnections: AtomicLong = AtomicLong(),
+  val totalConnections: AtomicLong = AtomicLong(),
+  val idleConnections: AtomicLong = AtomicLong(),
+  val blockedConnections: AtomicLong = AtomicLong()
+) {
+
+  fun registerMeters(registry: Registry) {
+    monitorValue(registry, "active", activeConnections)
+    monitorValue(registry, "total", totalConnections)
+    monitorValue(registry, "idle", idleConnections)
+    monitorValue(registry, "blocked", blockedConnections)
+  }
+
+  private fun monitorValue(registry: Registry, name: String, value: AtomicLong) {
+    PolledMeter
+      .using(registry)
+      .withName("sql.pool.${dataSource.poolName}.$name")
+      .monitorValue(value)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/front50-sql-mariadb/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/sql/MariaDbDataSourceFactory.kt b/front50-sql-mariadb/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/sql/MariaDbDataSourceFactory.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6c9f8b6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front50-sql-mariadb/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/sql/MariaDbDataSourceFactory.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 Netflix, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.netflix.spinnaker.sql
+
+import com.netflix.spinnaker.kork.sql.config.ConnectionPoolProperties
+import com.netflix.spinnaker.kork.sql.config.DataSourceFactory
+import org.mariadb.jdbc.MariaDbPoolDataSource
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException
+import java.sql.SQLException
+import javax.sql.DataSource
+
+class MariaDbDataSourceFactory(
+  private val metricsExporter: MariaDbConnectionPoolMetricsExporter
+) : DataSourceFactory {
+
+  override fun build(poolName: String, connectionPoolProperties: ConnectionPoolProperties): DataSource {
+    try {
+      val dataSource = MariaDbPoolDataSource(connectionPoolProperties.jdbcUrl)
+      dataSource.poolName = poolName
+      dataSource.user = connectionPoolProperties.user
+      dataSource.setPassword(connectionPoolProperties.password)
+
+      metricsExporter.track(dataSource)
+
+      return dataSource
+    } catch (e: SQLException) {
+      throw BeanCreationException("Failed creating pooled data source", e)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/front50-sql/front50-sql.gradle b/front50-sql/front50-sql.gradle
index 198b13ef4..c03883783 100644
--- a/front50-sql/front50-sql.gradle
+++ b/front50-sql/front50-sql.gradle
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/kotlin.gradle"
 
 dependencies {
+  implementation project(":front50-sql-mariadb")
+
   implementation "com.netflix.spinnaker.front50:front50-core:${front50Version}"
 
   implementation "com.netflix.spinnaker.kork:kork-sql"
   implementation "com.netflix.spinnaker.kork:kork-exceptions"
 
-  implementation "org.jooq:jooq:3.11.11"
+//  implementation "org.jooq:jooq:3.11.11"
   implementation "io.strikt:strikt-core"
   implementation "com.netflix.hystrix:hystrix-core"
   implementation "io.github.resilience4j:resilience4j-retry"
 
   implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core"
 
-  implementation "org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:2.2.3"
   // runtimeOnly "mysql:mysql-connector-java"
 
   testImplementation "io.mockk:mockk"