Install MariaDB

Why should use MariaDB ? A MySQL server is needed for various applications and can contain important data for example for a game server or a website. In the following we explain how to set up your own MySQL Database server on your Windows VPS or RootServer.

First, Download MariaDB From https://mariadb.org/download/ and start the installation file

Enter the password for the access to your database server. (Please make sure that you use a secure password which no one else knows! )

Afterwards you click on Next until you reach the end of the installation, there you then have to click on Install:

Your database server is now online and ready to use !

Open MySQL Ports For External Connection​

If you have enabled "Enable access from remote machins for root user" during installation, you must also specify the MySQL port 3306 in the Windows-Firewall. To do so, open it and create a new rule there. You can find the guide in how to forward ports in the firewall here: Open Ports (Port Forwarding)