# How to Install and Secure MariaDB on AlmaLinux 10

DevFeed: [How to Install and Secure MariaDB on AlmaLinux 10](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-install-and-secure-mariadb-on-almalinux-10-105353.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.starwindsoftware.com/blog/install-secure-mariadb-almalinux-10/>)

Author: Karim Buzdar

Published: 2026-10-28T15:14:44Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [StarWind](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/starwind-blog.md>)

Topics: [MariaDB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mariadb.md>)

Tags: [all](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/all.md>), [almalinux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/almalinux.md>), [database-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database-security.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [install](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/install.md>), [mariadb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mariadb.md>)

## AI overview

AlmaLinux 10 offers MariaDB 10.11 from its standard repositories, while 11.8 is available as a separate package on AlmaLinux 10.2 and later; install only one version, choosing according to application requirements. The guide covers starting and enabling the service, checking the installed version, and using mariadb-secure-installation with Unix socket authentication for local root access, remote root login disabled, and test data removed. It then creates a dedicated application database and localhost-only user. Remote access is optional: bind to the private database interface, restrict the account to the client host, and limit the firewall rule to that source. MariaDB does not encrypt client traffic by default, so configure TLS before sending credentials or data over an untrusted network. For production tuning, inspect settings and adjust memory and connection limits based on measured workload.

## Source excerpt

MariaDB is a [...]