setup-mariadb

The missing action for MariaDB :tada:

• Simpler than containers
• Works on Linux, Mac, and Windows
• Supports different versions

Getting Started

Add it as a step to your workflow

      - uses: ankane/setup-mariadb@v1

The default credentials are:

• user: the OS user (runner on Linux and Mac, runneradmin on Windows)
• password: none
• host: localhost or socket
• port: 3306

Versions

Specify a version

      - uses: ankane/setup-mariadb@v1
        with:
          mariadb-version: 11.8

Currently supports

Version	11.8	11.4	10.11	10.6
ubuntu-24.04	default	✓	✓
ubuntu-24.04-arm	default	✓	✓
ubuntu-22.04	default	✓	✓
ubuntu-22.04-arm	default	✓	✓
macos-26	default	✓	✓	✓
macos-15	default	✓	✓	✓
macos-15-intel	default	✓	✓	✓
macos-14	default	✓	✓	✓
windows-2025	default	✓	✓	✓
windows-2022	default	✓	✓	✓

Test against multiple versions

    strategy:
      matrix:
        mariadb-version: [11.8, 11.4, 10.11, 10.6]
    steps:
      - uses: ankane/setup-mariadb@v1
        with:
          mariadb-version: ${{ matrix.mariadb-version }}

Options

Create a database

      - uses: ankane/setup-mariadb@v1
        with:
          database: testdb

Specify a user

      - uses: ankane/setup-mariadb@v1
        with:
          user: testuser

Extra Steps

Run queries

      - run: mysql -D testdb -e 'SELECT VERSION()'

Related Actions

• setup-mysql
• setup-postgres
• setup-mongodb
• setup-elasticsearch
• setup-opensearch
• setup-sqlserver

Contributing

Everyone is encouraged to help improve this project. Here are a few ways you can help:

• Report bugs
• Fix bugs and submit pull requests
• Write, clarify, or fix documentation
• Suggest or add new features