sourcemation/mysql repository overview

⁠MySQL Community Server packaged by Sourcemation

This MySQL distribution is provided by the upstream MySQL packaging team.

⁠Usage

Run a temporary MySQL container with random root password

docker run --rm -e MYSQL_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD=yes -it sourcemation/mysql

⁠Advanced usage examples

⁠Run MySQL with custom root password

docker run --name mysql-server \
  -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=my-secret-pw \
  -p 3306:3306 \
  -d sourcemation/mysql

⁠Run MySQL with custom database and user

docker run --name mysql-server \
  -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=my-secret-pw \
  -e MYSQL_DATABASE=myapp \
  -e MYSQL_USER=myuser \
  -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=mypass \
  -p 3306:3306 \
  -d sourcemation/mysql

⁠Run with persistent data volume

docker run --name mysql-server \
  -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=my-secret-pw \
  -v mysql-data:/var/lib/mysql \
  -p 3306:3306 \
  -d sourcemation/mysql

⁠Run with initialization scripts

docker run --name mysql-server \
  -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=my-secret-pw \
  -v /path/to/init-scripts:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d:ro \
  -v mysql-data:/var/lib/mysql \
  -p 3306:3306 \
  -d sourcemation/mysql

⁠Image tags and versions

The sourcemation/mysql image itself comes in debian-12 flavor. The tag latest refers to the Debian-based flavor.
We are not building a MySQL image for the arm64 architecture. The official MySQL repository doesn't provide packages for the arm64 architecture.

⁠Environment Vars, Ports, Volumes

This image uses the following environment variables:

MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=<password>       # Set root password
MYSQL_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD=no
MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=no

# Optional database creation:
MYSQL_DATABASE=<database_name>       # Create database on startup
MYSQL_USER=<username>                # Create user on startup
MYSQL_PASSWORD=<password>            # Password for MYSQL_USER

# Additional options:
MYSQL_INITDB_SKIP_TZINFO=no          # Skip timezone info loading

This image exposes the following ports:

• 3306 - MySQL server port

This image defines the following volumes:

• /var/lib/mysql - Database data directory
• /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d - Initialization scripts directory

Please note that the ports need to be either manually forwarded with the -p option or let Docker choose some for you with the -P option.

⁠Contributing and Issues

We'd love for you to contribute! You can request new features, report bugs, or submit a pull request with your contribution to this image on the Sourcemation GitHub repository.

• Creating issues, feature requests, and bug reports⁠
• Creating pull requests⁠

Disclaimer: The sourcemation/mysql image is not affiliated with Oracle Corporation. The respective companies and organisations own the trademarks mentioned in the offering. The sourcemation/mysql image is a separate project and is maintained by Sourcemation⁠.

⁠Extra notes

⁠Initialization Scripts

The container supports initialization scripts that will be executed when the database is first created. Place your scripts in the /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d directory:

• *.sh files will be executed as shell scripts
• *.sql files will be executed as SQL scripts
• *.sql.gz and *.sql.xz files will be decompressed and executed as SQL scripts

⁠Security Considerations

• The container runs as the mysql user (non-root) for improved security
• Anonymous users are removed during initialization
• Remote root access is enabled but secured with password authentication
• The test database is removed during initialization

⁠Image and its components Risk Analysis report

A detailed risk analysis report of the image and its components can be found on the Sourcemation platform⁠.

For more information, check out the overview of MySQL⁠ page.

⁠Licenses

The base license for the solution (MySQL Community Server) is the GPLv2⁠. The licenses for each component shipped as part of this image can be found on the image's appropriate Sourcemation entry⁠.