# Ghost and MariaDB

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-and-mariadb/11147>\
**Category:** Developer help\
**Created:** [January 4, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-and-mariadb/11147 "2020-01-04T05:57:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Alex\_Pan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/alex_pan/32/3579_2.png) [@Alex\_Pan](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Alex_Pan)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-and-mariadb/11147/1 "2020-01-04T05:57:55Z")

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Hey guys, i’m thinking of setting up Ghost using MariaDB.

I know Ghost is only compatible with SQL/SQLite, and I was wondering if there was anyone in the community who have successfully/unsuccessfully used Ghost with MDB.

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Dave](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Dave)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-and-mariadb/11147/2 "2020-01-04T08:16:10Z")

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MariaDB is basically a drop-in replacement for MySQL; everything should be fine. I’ve been running a few Ghost instances off MariaDB for nearly a year without any issue.