Downloading and Installing MariaDB Galera Cluster

If you have decided to install Galera on a MariaDB Cluster, proceed as follows:

  1. Download the MariaDB Galera Cluster (http://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb-galera).
  2. Download the Galera Replication Plugin (https://launchpad.net/galera/+download).
  3. Extract the downloaded packages.
  4. Install the downloaded packages.

Installing by Using apt-get

If you prefer to install by using apt-get, ensure that you have defined the correct source repository for you operating system. The Galera cluster software package is included in the MariaDB repositories to make installation easier.

To install, open a terminal window and issue the command below:

$ sudo apt-get install mariadb-galera-server galera

Note

If the server already has the mariadb-server package installed, it will be automatically removed prior to installing mariadb-galera-server.

Installing by Using yum

If you prefer to install by using yum, ensure that you have defined the correct source repository for you operating system. The Galera cluster software package is included in the MariaDB repositories to make installation easier.

To install, open a terminal window and issue the command below:

$ sudo yum install MariaDB-Galera-server MariaDB-client galera

Note

If you do not have the MariaDB GPG Signing key installed, YUM will prompt you to install it after downloading the packages (but before installing them).

Note

If the server already has the MariaDB-server package installed, you might need to remove it prior to installing MariaDB-Galera-server (with the sudo yum remove MariaDB-server command). No databases are removed when the MariaDB-server package is removed, but as with any upgrade, it is best to have backups.