MariaDB MaxScale Installation Guide
MariaDB MaxScale Installation Guide
Normal Installation
Download the MaxScale package from the MariaDB Downloads page:
Select your operating system and download either the RPM or the DEB package.
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For RHEL/CentOS variants, use
yum
to install the downloaded RPM -
For SLES, use
zypper
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For Debian/Ubuntu systems, install the package with
dpkg -i
and runapt-get install
after it to install the dependencies
You can also use
the MariaDB package repository
to install MaxScale by first configuring the repository and then
installing the maxscale
package via your package manager.
Install MariaDB MaxScale Using a Tarball
MaxScale can also be installed using a tarball. That may be required if you are using a Linux distribution for which there exist no installation package or if you want to install many different MaxScale versions side by side. For instructions on how to do that, please refer to Install MariaDB MaxScale using a Tarball.
Building MariaDB MaxScale From Source Code
Alternatively you may download the MariaDB MaxScale source and build your own binaries. To do this, refer to the separate document Building MariaDB MaxScale from Source Code
Configuring MariaDB MaxScale
The MaxScale Tutorial covers the first steps in configuring your MariaDB MaxScale installation. Follow this tutorial to learn how to configure and start using MaxScale.
For a detailed list of all configuration parameters, refer to the Configuration Guide and the module specific documents listed in the Documentation Contents.
Encrypting Passwords
Read the Encrypting Passwords section of the configuration guide to set up password encryption for the configuration file.
Administration Of MariaDB MaxScale
There are various administration tasks that may be done with MariaDB MaxScale.
Two command line tools are available, maxctrl
and maxadmin
, that will interact with a running
MariaDB MaxScale and allow the status of MariaDB MaxScale to be monitored and
give some control of the MariaDB MaxScale functionality.
There are a separate reference guides for the maxctrl and maxadmin utilities.
The administration tutorial covers the common administration tasks that need to be done with MariaDB MaxScale.