# Install percona-server@8.4 with Homebrew, pacman Drop-in MySQL replacement. Version 8.4.11-11 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-25. Also installable with pacman: sudo pacman -S percona-server. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:percona-server@8.4 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install percona-server@8.4 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S percona-server ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: percona-server from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:percona-server@8.4 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 8.4.11-11 - **Source summary:** Drop-in MySQL replacement - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-10-25T20:45:18+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-11-04T12:20:42+00:00 ## Dependencies - abseil - icu4c@79 - libfido2 - lz4 - openldap - openssl@4 - protobuf - zlib-ng-compat - zstd ## Build dependencies - bison - cmake - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - curl - cyrus-sasl - krb5 - libedit ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Caveats: We've installed your MySQL database without a root password. To secure it run: mysql_secure_installation MySQL is configured to only allow connections from localhost by default To connect run: mysql -u root - Bottle: available on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-11-04 - Package-manager version: 8.4.11-11 - Package-manager updated: 2026-10-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.percona.com - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Percona Server for MySQL is an open-source, MySQL-compatible relational database server maintained by Percona, with additional performance, scalability, backup, security, and instrumentation capabilities. ### Project history Percona Server grew from Percona's patches and XtraDB work for MySQL into a complete open-source MySQL-compatible server. Official historical documentation records initial Percona Server releases in December 2008. Subsequent branches followed major upstream MySQL generations. Percona's lifecycle table records the 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0 production lines before the 8.4 LTS series. Percona Server for MySQL 8.4 became generally available on 28 August 2024. It incorporates MySQL 8.4 changes while retaining Percona's additional performance, instrumentation, security, and operational features. ### Adoption history Percona Server became an established alternative for operators who wanted MySQL compatibility together with additional observability, scalability, backup, and storage-engine features. Percona states that it is used by thousands of enterprises for demanding workloads. The project follows upstream MySQL release families and is distributed through Percona repositories, source builds, containers, and third-party package managers. The supplied record is specifically the Homebrew-maintained 8.4 formula. The 8.4 branch tracks MySQL's long-term-support model. Percona's lifecycle documentation records general availability in August 2024 and planned support into the next decade. ### How it is used Use Percona Server as a MySQL-compatible database daemon and connect with standard MySQL clients and connectors. Configuration is supplied through MySQL-style option files and runtime system variables. The encrypted `.mylogin.cnf` file, created with `mysql_config_editor`, stores client login paths containing fields such as host, user, password, port, and socket. Operators commonly pair the server with backup, monitoring, replication, and high-availability tooling. Major-version upgrades require checking removed variables, authentication changes, plugin-to-component migrations, and matching backup-tool versions. ### Why package nerds care Percona Server is a prominent example of a vendor-maintained, source-compatible downstream database: administrators can retain MySQL protocols and tooling while gaining Percona-specific performance and instrumentation features. Its ecosystem connects the server with Percona XtraBackup, Percona Toolkit, Percona Monitoring and Management, Percona XtraDB Cluster, and Percona Distribution for MySQL. Compatibility remains version-sensitive, particularly for backups, authentication, plugins, and major upgrades. For Homebrew users, the formula exposes both server and client utilities and is keg-only because it is an alternative version of another formula. ### Timeline - 2008: The first documented Percona Server releases shipped. - 2011: Percona Server for MySQL 5.5 reached general availability. - 2013: The 5.6 series reached general availability. - 2016: The 5.7 series reached general availability. - 2018: The 8.0 series reached general availability. - 2024: Percona Server for MySQL 8.4 became the project's first 8.4 LTS series. ### Related projects - MySQL Community Server, the upstream-compatible database on which Percona Server is based. - Percona XtraBackup for physical backups. - Percona Toolkit for MySQL administration and diagnostics. - Percona Monitoring and Management for database observability. - Percona XtraDB Cluster and Percona Distribution for MySQL for clustered or integrated deployments. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for percona-server@8.4. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: /etc/my.cnf, /etc/mysql/my.cnf, $SYSCONFDIR/my.cnf, $MYSQL_HOME/my.cnf, ~/.my.cnf, $DATADIR/mysqld-auto.cnf - Windows: %WINDIR%\my.ini, %WINDIR%\my.cnf, C:\my.ini, C:\my.cnf, %BASEDIR%\my.ini, %BASEDIR%\my.cnf, %DATADIR%\mysqld-auto.cnf ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.mylogin.cnf - Windows: %APPDATA%\MySQL\.mylogin.cnf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** percona-server@8.4 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 4 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** yes - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - pacman - percona-server - 9.7.1_1-5: versioned package alias match | Arch Linux sync databases: percona-server from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Drop-in replacement for MySQL that provides improved performance, diagnostics, instrumentation and MyRocks storage engine | https://www.percona.com/software/mysql-database/percona-server ## Related links - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Database and data packages](https://pkg.so/database-data-tools/) - Matched database, SQL, migration, or data-store metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://pkg.so/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [percona-xtrabackup](https://pkg.so/brew/percona-xtrabackup/) - Use the current XtraBackup formula for generation-compatible physical hot backups of Percona Server for MySQL 8.4. Sources: · - [percona-toolkit](https://pkg.so/brew/percona-toolkit/) - Use Percona Toolkit for documented MySQL administration workflows such as query analysis, replication checks, table checksums, and online schema changes. Sources: · - [mysql](https://pkg.so/brew/mysql/) - Choose MySQL Community Server when you want Oracle's upstream community distribution instead of Percona's compatible server with additional operational features. Sources: · ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/percona-server@8.4.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/percona-server@8.4.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph