# MySQL And MariaDB Setup • Obsidian Garden

# MySQL And MariaDB Setup

## Install MariaDB on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

    sudo apt updatesudo apt install mariadb-serversudo mysql_secure_installation

## Access Database from outside

Open `/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf` and change the `bind-address` to:

    ...bind-address = 0.0.0.0...

## Create Administrative User

1. Create a new user `newuser` for the host `localhost` with a new `password`:

    CREATE USER 'newuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

2. Grant all permissions to the new user

    GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON * . * TO 'newuser'@'localhost';

3. Update permissions

    FLUSH PRIVILEGES;