MariaDB for Ubuntu 24.04 Server

Automated Bash installer for MariaDB on Ubuntu 24.04, configured with:

• Socket authentication for root (modern, secure, no passwords lying around)
• A dedicated admin user created during install
• Full local-only access to reduce attack surface
• Automatic hardening equivalent to mysql_secure_installation

This is not a tutorial.
This is a deployment tool for production environments — opinionated, hardened, and designed to "just work".

Why this installer exists

Because installing MariaDB is easy — but installing it properly is how future you avoids ulcers.

This script handles:

✔ Installation
✔ Service enablement
✔ Hardening & security
✔ Admin user creation
✔ Local-only access
✔ Optional password auth if needed

1. Prepare the system

sudo apt update -y

2. Download the installer

git clone https://git.x-files.dk/database/mariadb-ubuntu.git
cd mariadb-ubuntu

3. Run the installer

sudo ./mariadbinstall -u <adminuser> -p <password>

Example:

sudo ./mariadbinstall -u mydbuser -p "StrongPassword123"

Important

Wrap the password in quotes if it contains special symbols.

Switch to password authentication (optional)

sudo mariadb
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YourStrongPasswordHere';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Verification

mariadb -u <adminuser> -p -e "SELECT VERSION();"

More Information

More guides and documentation can be found on wiki.x-files.dk

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License

Licensed under the MIT License.

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