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Install Percona Server for MySQL

Before installing, review the Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 Release notes for your version.

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We recommend using the repositories that Percona provides to simplify the installation process. The percona-release tool makes it easy to install and update your software and its dependencies using your operating system package manager.

The Percona Software repositories contain YUM (RPM packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and derivatives) and APT (DEB packages for Ubuntu and Debian) for Percona software such as Percona Server for MySQL, Percona XtraBackup, and Percona Toolkit.

For more information see, Percona Software repositories and the percona-release tool.

To get started quickly, use the Quickstart guide.You can find instructions to either use Docker or install Percona Server for MySQL using your package manager.

The following guides describe the installation procedures for using the official Percona Software repositories for either the .deb and .rpm packages.

Install Percona Server for MySQL Pro

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Upgrade to Percona Server for MySQL Pro

If you already use Percona Server for MySQL, you can Upgrade to Percona Server for MySQL Pro

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Last update: 2024-02-27