Self-hosted MariaDB,
fully managed.
The MySQL fork with a community heart. Same managed treatment: tuning, snapshots, monitoring.
Billed yearly on a 1 GB server, or $6 month to month. MariaDB itself is $0.
- Daily snapshots
- Free migration
- 500% SLA
- 4.4 on Trustpilot
- 500% SLA credited automatically
- Engineers 24/7, real humans
- Free migration of your MariaDB
- Since 2001, independent
At a glance
MariaDB here, in four lines.
What it is, what we install, what management covers and what it needs. The rest of this page is detail.
- What it is
- MariaDB is the community-governed MySQL lineage: drop-in compatible for the workloads that matter, the default database of most Linux distributions, and what the majority of CMS installs actually run on.
- What we install
- The playbook deploys current MariaDB tuned to the server's RAM, secured to local access by default with remote access as an explicit firewall grant, and scheduled logical dumps layered on top of the block-level backups.
- What managed covers
- Updates on the maintained series, daily snapshots plus optional Dual Backups with per-database dumps, monitoring on connections and slow queries, and the managed firewall in front of the port.
- What it needs
- 1 GB RAM
Fits on SC-1GB, from $5/mo. Bigger sizes leave room for the apps you stack beside it.
Your options
Three ways to run MariaDB.
Installing MariaDB is the easy part. The real question is who keeps it running.
| Do it yourselfOn any unmanaged VPS | One-click imageAt most clouds | RemarkableCloudManaged MariaDB, from $5/mo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installing MariaDB | You: dependencies, database, HTTPS | Preinstalled once, then it is yours | Deployed by a tested playbook, database and HTTPS wired |
| Updates | You | You | Us, with a snapshot first |
| Monitoring and security | You | You | Us, 24/7: monitoring, firewall and IDS |
| Backups | You | Usually a paid add-on | Daily snapshots included, Dual Backups optional |
| Other apps on the server | Yours to wire up | One app per server | As many as fit, $0 each |
| When something breaks | You fix it | You fix it | Our engineers fix it, day or night |
Built for
What people run on MariaDB here.
On your own server, using it more never costs more.
The default for web stacks
WordPress, Joomla, and most PHP apps consider MariaDB home. Run it standalone for apps hosted anywhere.
Drop-in MySQL replacement
Same wire protocol and tools, community governance, and performance that often edges MySQL on web workloads.
Multi-app database hub
Several small apps, one well-tuned database server, each with its own scoped user and database.
Galera-ready foundations
Start single-node; MariaDB's clustering path is there when high availability becomes the requirement.
Stack it
MariaDB works better with company.
Everything here can run on the same server as MariaDB, at $0 per app. The server only needs the room.
Pick your server
Choose the size. MariaDB is $0.
MariaDB needs 1 GB. Bigger servers leave room for the apps you stack beside it. Every size is fully managed, and you can resize in minutes.
SC-1GB
The right size for MariaDB
$6 month to monthSave 17% yearly
- 1 GB RAM
- 1 vCPU
- 25 GB NVMe
- 2.5 TB transfer
SC-2GB
MariaDB plus a few more apps
$8 month to monthSave 17% yearly
- 2 GB RAM
- 1 vCPU
- 50 GB NVMe
- 5 TB transfer
SC-4GB
A fuller stack beside MariaDB
$16 month to monthSave 17% yearly
- 4 GB RAM
- 2 vCPU
- 100 GB NVMe
- 10 TB transfer
The details
MariaDB here, in plain words.
Straight answers to what people ask before they choose where to run it.
What does managed MariaDB hosting include?
Tuning matched to the plan, snapshots plus logical dumps (with Dual Backups as an option), watched monitoring, and deliberate network exposure, in the flat server price. The boring, correct way to run the database everything else depends on.
Why MariaDB for CMS workloads?
Because it is what they are tested against: WordPress, Joomla, Nextcloud, and most of this catalog treat MariaDB as home ground. If an app on this page needs a database and you have no strong opinion, this is the unopinionated right answer.
Can one MariaDB serve several stacked apps?
Yes, and it is the efficient pattern: one tuned instance with a database per app, one buffer pool sized once, one backup schedule covering all of it. The playbooks wire each catalog app to it cleanly.
What about very busy databases?
Busy transactional loads are what the Dedicated CPU family exists for: cores that are physically yours so query latency stops depending on neighbors. Same management, same playbook, sturdier floor.
FAQ
MariaDB hosting, answered.
Still deciding? These are the questions we hear most.
How much RAM does MariaDB need?
1 GB floors it for small schemas. Shared across several stacked apps, count roughly the sum of their working sets; the sizing calculator helps.
Is it compatible with MySQL apps?
For the overwhelming majority of applications, yes, drop-in. The exceptions are apps pinned to MySQL-8-only features, and those simply pick MySQL from this same catalog.
How are restores handled?
Snapshot rollback for the whole server, offsite restore for disasters (with Dual Backups), and per-database logical dumps when you need one table back from Tuesday. You ask; we restore.
MariaDB or MySQL, which should I pick?
For web apps it rarely matters functionally; MariaDB is the community-governed fork most panels and distros default to. Pick whichever your application documents first.
Is the configuration tuned for my plan?
Yes, buffers and caches are sized to the RAM you chose at install rather than shipped defaults, and resizing the plan is a good moment to retune, which we handle on Fully Managed.
Is this MariaDB on a VPS or on shared hosting?
A VPS. MariaDB runs on your own private virtual server with dedicated, non-oversold resources and its own IP. You get real isolation and performance, with the setup, TLS and hardening handled for you.
Can I run other apps on the same server?
Yes. Add any other catalog app to this server from your client area, one click each, no per-app charge. How much fits is a question of RAM, and resizing is minutes.
Can you help me move my existing data over?
Yes, migration help is free. Open a ticket with access to the current setup and we move it, verify it, and hand it back running. Nothing switches until you approve.
Can I upgrade or downgrade the plan later?
Anytime. Plans resize from the client area in minutes, annual billing keeps its flat 17% discount at every size, and there is never a fee to change tiers.
MariaDB runs. You sleep.
Managed MariaDB from $5/mo, free migration and a 30-day money-back guarantee.