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This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for hardening, security configuration, and setup support.
MariaDB Community Server is a free, open-source relational database and drop-in replacement for MySQL, with the same wire protocol and the InnoDB storage engine. This Lynxroute build is hardened and ready out of the box: a root password and a sample database generated at first boot, anonymous/test removed, native TLS with a per-instance certificate, root restricted to localhost, UFW firewall, and a CIS Level 1 hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base.
It also bundles the phpMyAdmin web UI: manage your databases from any browser over HTTPS behind an nginx TLS perimeter, authenticating against MariaDB itself.
A locked-down SQL database with a browser admin UI, safe from first boot. GPL-2.0 license - fully auditable, no vendor lock-in.
Overview
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for hardening, security configuration, and setup support.
WHAT IS MARIADB
MariaDB Community Server is a free, open-source relational database server, implemented in C/C++ as a multi-threaded daemon (mariadbd) and maintained by the MariaDB Foundation as a community-developed fork of MySQL. It keeps wire-protocol and behaviour compatibility with MySQL, so existing applications, drivers, and tools connect unchanged. It offers ACID transactions with the InnoDB storage engine, the SQL standard, native JSON, generated columns, window functions, common table expressions, full-text and spatial indexes, stored procedures, views, triggers, and replication. This AMI ships the 12.3 long-term-support line from the MariaDB Foundation apt repository and bundles mariadb-backup for hot, non-blocking physical backups. Data is persisted on disk with InnoDB redo logging and the doublewrite buffer. Running it yourself in your own VPC keeps your data inside your AWS account rather than a managed service. GPL-2.0 license, no vendor lock-in.
WHAT THIS AMI ADDS
Security hardening:
- A root password and a sample application database plus user are generated at first boot - never a default or empty password
- Anonymous users and the test database are removed (secure-installation equivalent); root is restricted to localhost
- Native TLS enabled at first boot with a per-instance self-signed certificate - no shared private key is baked into the image; clients connect with --ssl
- Listens for VPC-internal access only - bound to the private interface and loopback; port 3306 is governed by your Security Group, not exposed to the internet
- UFW firewall - SSH on 22; port 3306 governed by your Security Group
- fail2ban, AppArmor
- CVE scan - every image is scanned for vulnerabilities before release
Web administration (phpMyAdmin):
- phpMyAdmin web UI - browse tables, run SQL, import/export, and manage users from your browser
- Served only over HTTPS behind an nginx TLS perimeter on 443 (per-instance self-signed certificate; swap in your own with certbot)
- Authenticates against MariaDB (cookie auth) - no separate account store; the setup script is removed and the cookie blowfish secret is generated per-instance at first boot
- No new database port is opened - the UI is reached on 443, governed by your Security Group
OS hardening (CIS Level 1):
- CIS Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Level 1 benchmark applied via ansible-lockdown
- auditd, SSH hardening, Kernel hardening, IMDSv2 enforced
Compliance artifacts:
- SBOM - CycloneDX 1.6 at /etc/lynxroute/sbom.json
- CIS Conformance Report at /etc/lynxroute/cis-report.html
- CIS Tailored Profile at /usr/share/doc/lynxroute/CIS_TAILORED_PROFILE.md
Highlights
- MariaDB security baked in: a root password and sample database generated at first boot, anonymous/test removed, native TLS with a per-instance certificate, root restricted to localhost.
- CIS Level 1 hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: auditd, fail2ban, AppArmor, SSH key-only, IMDSv2 enforced. CVE-scanned before every release. SBOM (CycloneDX) and CIS Conformance Report included.
- Bundled phpMyAdmin web UI: browse tables, run SQL, and import/export from any browser over HTTPS (nginx TLS perimeter on 443; cookie auth against MariaDB, blowfish secret generated at first boot, setup script removed). Drop-in MySQL-compatible database - full wire-protocol compatibility, InnoDB, mariadb-backup for hot backups. GPL-2.0 license, no vendor lock-in.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.05 |
m6i.large | $0.05 |
m6i.xlarge | $0.05 |
t3.large | $0.05 |
t3.small | $0.03 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour based on the EC2 instance size you run. All five options deliver the same hardened database image; they differ only in compute capacity. The t3.small, t3.medium, and t3.large are burstable instances, scaling up from smaller to larger workloads. The m6i.large and m6i.xlarge are general-purpose instances for steadier, heavier loads. Pricing rises with the size and resources of the instance you select. You run the image in your own cloud account, so your total cost depends on how many instances run and for how long.
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You pay per hour for the EC2 instance you run. The t3.small, t3.medium, and t3.large are burstable instances with increasing CPU and memory. The m6i.large and m6i.xlarge are general-purpose instances with fixed, steadier compute. Larger sizes add more resources and cost more per hour.
Hourly software charges meter running time only. Fully stopped instances stop accruing software charges. However, stored data may still incur underlying AWS storage fees even while the instance is off. Charges resume when you restart the instance.
Every size runs the same hardened database image on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. You get CIS Level 1 OS hardening, a CVE scan, a CycloneDX SBOM, a CIS Conformance Report, and unique credentials generated at first boot. Expert support carries a 24-hour response target.
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Version release notes
MariaDB 12.3.3 + phpMyAdmin 5.2.3 r3
- Security: fixes CVE-2026-111497, a critical (CVSS 9.8) buffer overflow in the Brotli decompression library that lets a crafted compressed stream crash a process or execute code. Ships Ubuntu brotli 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1 (USN-8956-1). Every earlier image of this product carries the vulnerable library; replace running instances or run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade libbrotli1 brotli python3-brotli
- The application version is unchanged (MariaDB 12.3.3 + phpMyAdmin 5.2.3); this is a security rebuild
- Rebuilt on the latest CIS Level 1 hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base, picking up every operating-system security update published since the previous build
Additional details
Usage instructions
- Launch instance (t3.medium recommended)
- SSH: ssh -i key.pem ubuntu@<PUBLIC_IP>
- Read credentials: sudo cat /root/mariadb-credentials.txt
- Open port 3306 in the Security Group ONLY to your trusted app-tier sources in the same VPC (never 0.0.0.0/0); open 443 ONLY to the trusted IPs that will use the phpMyAdmin web UI
- Connect from an app server in the same VPC using the private IP, port 3306, and --ssl
- phpMyAdmin web UI: browse to https://<PUBLIC_IP>/phpmyadmin/ and log in with any MariaDB account (e.g. appuser, or create a dedicated admin); the certificate is self-signed by default
The database requires password authentication, native TLS is enabled, root is restricted to localhost, and access to port 3306 is governed by your Security Group - never expose 3306 to the public internet. The phpMyAdmin web UI is the only browser-facing component; it is served on 443 only and should likewise be scoped to trusted sources.
Example (mysql/mariadb client): mariadb -h <PRIVATE_IP> -P 3306 -u appuser -p --ssl appdb sudo mariadb (local administration on the instance, via the unix socket)
The root password and the sample appdb/appuser credentials are saved to /root/mariadb-credentials.txt at first boot. A per-instance self-signed TLS certificate is generated at first boot; for production, replace /etc/mysql/ssl/ca.pem, server-cert.pem and server-key.pem with a CA-signed pair (owned by mysql, key mode 600) and run sudo systemctl restart mariadb.
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Vendor support
Lynxroute is not affiliated with or endorsed by the MariaDB Foundation, MariaDB plc, or Oracle Corporation. MySQL is a trademark of Oracle Corporation; "MariaDB" is a trademark of the MariaDB Foundation. This AMI packages the open-source MariaDB Community Server distribution (GPL-2.0) as a self-hosted EC2 service, distinct from Amazon RDS for MariaDB, which is a managed offering. It does not include MaxScale or any MariaDB Enterprise component.
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