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Percona Server for MySQL is a free, open-source, drop-in replacement for MySQL with the same wire protocol and behaviour, bundled with Percona XtraBackup for hot online backups. Unlike bare MySQL AMIs that ship with no root password set, plaintext connections, and an anonymous user plus test database you have to remove yourself, this Lynxroute build is security baked in: a root password and sample application database generated at first boot, anonymous users and the test database removed, native TLS enabled with a per-instance certificate, root restricted to localhost, UFW firewall pre-configured, and a CIS Level 1 hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base.
A locked-down, VPC-internal SQL database that is safe to run from first boot.
GPL-2.0 license - fully auditable, no vendor lock-in.
Overview
This is a repackaged software product wherein additional charges apply for hardening, security configuration, and support.
WHAT IS PERCONA SERVER FOR MYSQL
Percona Server for MySQL is a free, open-source, drop-in replacement for MySQL Community Edition, implemented in C/C++ as a multi-threaded relational database server with the InnoDB storage engine. It keeps full wire-protocol and behaviour compatibility with upstream MySQL, so existing applications, drivers, and tools connect unchanged, while adding enhanced instrumentation and performance diagnostics. It offers ACID transactions, the SQL standard, native JSON, generated columns, window functions, common table expressions, full-text and spatial indexes, stored procedures, replication, and the caching_sha2_password authentication plugin. The image bundles Percona XtraBackup for hot, non-blocking physical backups and Percona Toolkit for database operations. Data is persisted on disk with InnoDB redo logging and doublewrite. 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-mode=REQUIRED
- Listens for VPC-internal access only - port 3306 is governed by your Security Group, not exposed to the internet; the X protocol (33060) is bound to localhost
- UFW firewall - SSH on 22; port 3306 governed by your Security Group
- fail2ban, AppArmor
- CVE scan - every image is scanned for vulnerabilities before release
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
- Percona Server security baked in: a root password and sample database generated at first boot, anonymous users and the test database removed, native TLS with a per-instance certificate, root restricted to localhost - unlike bare MySQL AMIs that ship with no root password set and plaintext connections you have to lock down yourself.
- 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.
- Drop-in MySQL replacement with hot backups: full MySQL wire-protocol compatibility, Percona XtraBackup and Percona Toolkit bundled. GPL-2.0 license - fully auditable, no vendor lock-in.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.02 |
t3.large | $0.03 |
t3.small | $0.02 |
m6i.xlarge | $0.05 |
m6i.large | $0.03 |
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Percona Server for MySQL 8.4.8 - Initial release (June 2026)
- Percona Server for MySQL 8.4.8 LTS on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (official Percona packages)
- CIS Level 1 hardening applied (ansible-lockdown/UBUNTU24-CIS)
- CVE-scanned before every release
- A root password and a sample application database/user generated at first boot - never a default or empty password
- Anonymous users and the test database removed; root restricted to localhost
- Native TLS enabled at first boot with a per-instance self-signed certificate (--ssl-mode=REQUIRED)
- Percona XtraBackup 8.4 and Percona Toolkit bundled for hot backups and operations
- X protocol (33060) bound to localhost; port 3306 governed by your Security Group
- UFW firewall pre-configured (SSH on 22; 3306 governed by your Security Group)
- fail2ban, auditd, AppArmor pre-configured
- SBOM (CycloneDX 1.6) at /etc/lynxroute/sbom.json
- CIS Conformance Report (OpenSCAP) at /etc/lynxroute/cis-report.html
- IMDSv2 enforced
Additional details
Usage instructions
- Launch instance (t3.medium recommended)
- SSH: ssh -i key.pem ubuntu@<PUBLIC_IP>
- Read credentials: sudo cat /root/percona-mysql-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)
- Connect from an app server in the same VPC using the private IP, port 3306, and --ssl-mode=REQUIRED
Percona Server is a VPC-internal database: it requires password authentication, native TLS is enabled, root is restricted to localhost, and access to port 3306 is governed by your Security Group. It is never meant to be exposed to the public internet.
Example (mysql client): mysql -h <PRIVATE_IP> -P 3306 -u appuser -p --ssl-mode=REQUIRED appdb sudo mysql -u root -p (local administration on the instance)
The root password and the sample appdb/appuser credentials are saved to /root/percona-mysql-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 restart the service.
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Support
Vendor support
Lynxroute is not affiliated with or endorsed by Percona LLC or Oracle Corporation. MySQL is a trademark of Oracle Corporation; Percona Server for MySQL is an independent, open-source distribution compatible with MySQL. This AMI packages the open-source Percona Server distribution (GPL-2.0) as a self-hosted EC2 service, distinct from Amazon RDS for MySQL, which is a managed offering.
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