dnshosting/maxscale repository overview

⁠maxscale-docker

This project is a Docker container for MariaDB MaxScale.

Base docker image⁠ to run MaxScale⁠.

MariaDB MaxScale is an open-source, database-centric proxy that works with MariaDB Enterprise, MariaDB Enterprise Cluster, MariaDB 5.5, MariaDB 10 and Oracle MySQL®.
It’s pluggable architecture is designed to increase flexibility and aid customization. Built upon a lightweight, high-speed networking core designed to facilitate throughput.
MariaDB MaxScale runs between the client application and the database cluster offering connection and statement-based load balancing.
MariaDB MaxScale allows scaling of an organization's database infrastructure while keeping the needs of DBAs, Developers and Data Architects in mind.

⁠Getting the container

The container can be pulled from the Docker Hub⁠ running

docker pull dnshosting/maxscale

⁠Using the container

Run a single instance of MaxScale

docker run -d dnshosting/maxscale

The default MaxScale configuration file can be replaced by a custom file present into the host filesystem using a docker volume. In e.g.

docker run -d -v `pwd`/my-maxscale.cnf:/etc/maxscale.cnf dnshosting/maxscale

⁠Build the container

To create the image dnshosting/maxscale, execute the following command into the maxscale-docker project root directory

docker build -t dnshosting/maxscale .

⁠Thanks

• MariaDB MaxScale⁠ - for giving us such an incredible tool
• @MassimilianoPinto⁠ - for his collaboration

⁠Contribute

Contributions are welcome.

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request

⁠License

Copyright 2015 Colt Engine S.r.l. Licensed under the MIT License