Introducing Support for MySQL on RunCloud

[alex]

Hey everyone

We’re excited to announce that MySQL support is now available on RunCloud! Many of you have been asking for this, and we’re thrilled to deliver.

You can now choose between MariaDB or MySQL when deploying new servers.

For more information on this release, please refer to the announcement here.

While we’re here, if you have a moment, feel free to drop a reply:

• Which database system do you prefer and why?
• What kinds of applications are you planning to run on MySQL?
• Let us know how the migration process goes.

Feel free to share your thoughts, questions, or suggestions below.

[craig2]

Which is best for performance?

[alex]

Hey @craig2

Great question! We actually wrote a comparison of MariaDB & MySQL last year:

• MariaDB vs MySQL - A Detailed Comparison in 2024

I’d recommend taking a look at a few of the benchmarks, obviously those from MariaDB paint a picture that heavily favors … MariaDB.

There are exceptional products/sites built on top of both database systems.