MariaDB is an open-source, multi-threaded, relational database management system. It's a backward-compatible branch of the MySQL Community Server that provides a drop-in replacement for MySQL.
This image contains the [MariaDB client](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-command-line-client/) and utilities.
## Usage
To connect to a MariaDB instance, run the following command:
The following utilities are available in the image:
- mariadb
- mariadb-admin
- mariadb-check
- mariadb-dump
- mariadb-import
- mariadb-show
- mariadbd-safe-helper
## Backup and restore
The MariaDB Knowledge Base [Container Backup and Restoration](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/container-backup-and-restoration/) provides further information on how to perform backup and restore.