https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/mariadb/ Recent content in Mariadb on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/percona-xtrabackup-vs-mydumper-vs-mariabackup-self-hosted-mysql-backup-guide-2026/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/percona-xtrabackup-vs-mydumper-vs-mariabackup-self-hosted-mysql-backup-guide-2026/ <p>If you run MySQL or MariaDB in production — whether on bare metal, in Docker containers, or inside Kubernetes — you need a reliable backup strategy. The built-in <code>mysqldump</code> utility is fine for small databases, but it becomes unacceptably slow and locks tables once you cross a few gigabytes.</p>