install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install percona-server

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S percona-server

Arch Linux sync databases · percona-server · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add ldb

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · ldb · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ldb

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ld/ldb/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Drop-in MySQL replacement

Project links

Commands and aliases

create_id_token
ldb
ps-admin
ps_mysqld_helper

history

Project history and usage

Percona Server for MySQL is Percona's enhanced, open-source, drop-in-compatible distribution of MySQL Server, aimed at production workloads needing additional performance, scalability, instrumentation, and operational features.

Project history

Percona was founded in 2006 by Peter Zaitsev and Vadim Tkachenko around MySQL support and performance work. The company's official timeline records Percona MySQL and the XtraDB storage engine in 2008 and the launch of Percona Server for MySQL in 2010.

The server evolved as a MySQL-compatible distribution with additional performance, scalability, observability, backup, authentication, encryption, and operational features. The unversioned package follows the current 8.4 LTS documentation line.

Adoption history

Percona states that thousands of enterprises use Percona Server for MySQL for demanding workloads. Its drop-in compatibility with MySQL and availability through Percona repositories and third-party package managers provide a relatively direct adoption path for existing MySQL operators.

How it is used

Operators use it as a MySQL-compatible transactional SQL server and administer it with standard MySQL clients and option files. Common reasons to select it include enhanced visibility, thread-pool and backup-related capabilities, MyRocks support, and enterprise-oriented security features.

Why package nerds care

Percona Server matters to database package users because it tracks an upstream MySQL release line while adding instrumentation, performance, backup, security, and operational features. Its compatibility makes the package choice an explicit tradeoff between upstream MySQL and a vendor-maintained enhanced build.

Timeline

2006: Peter Zaitsev and Vadim Tkachenko founded Percona around MySQL support.
2008: Percona MySQL and the XtraDB storage engine launched.
2010: Percona Server for MySQL launched.
2024: Percona Server for MySQL 8.4 began its LTS release line.

Related projects

Oracle MySQL Community Edition is the upstream-compatible baseline against which Percona publishes a feature comparison.
Percona Toolkit supplies administrative and diagnostic commands for MySQL-family servers, while Percona XtraBackup and Percona Monitoring and Management address backup and observability workflows.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
formula declares a Homebrew service
generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

metadata:service
text:repl
text:sql,server

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
Installs with 9 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: /etc/my.cnf/etc/mysql/my.cnf$SYSCONFDIR/my.cnf$MYSQL_HOME/my.cnf~/.my.cnf$DATADIR/mysqld-auto.cnf

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.mylogin.cnf~/.my.cnf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`create_id_token`	cli	global executable
`ldb`	cli	global executable
`ps-admin`	cli	global executable
`ps_mysqld_helper`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04

manager version9.7.1-1

manager updated2026-10-30

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.percona.com

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.percona.comnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:percona-server
Version	9.7.1-1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/percona-server
Homepage	https://www.percona.com
Upstream docs	https://www.percona.com
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://downloads.percona.com/downloads/Percona-Server-9.7/Percona-Server-9.7.1-1/source/tarball/percona-server-9.7.1-1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-10-30T11:15:12+02:00
Pulse	updated
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
Bottle	available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	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

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	percona-server
Aliases	percona-server@9.7
Version Scheme	0
Revision	3
Conflicts With	mariadb mysql
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

pacman95%

percona-server 9.7.1_1-5

Drop-in replacement for MySQL that provides improved performance, diagnostics, instrumentation and MyRocks storage engine

https://www.percona.com/software/mysql-database/percona-server

sudo pacman -S percona-server

License: GPL-2.0-only
Architecture: x86_64
18 dependencies
2 provides
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Percona Server

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: percona-server from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

Nix92%

ldb

nix profile install nixpkgs#ldb

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Ldb

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ld/ldb/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk92%

ldb 4.23.10-r0

Schema-less, ldap like, API and database

https://www.samba.org/

sudo apk add ldb

License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: samba
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Ldb

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ldb from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman92%

ldb 2:4.24.6-1

Schema-less, ldap like, API and database

https://ldb.samba.org/

sudo pacman -S ldb

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
6 dependencies
1 provides
1 optional deps
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Ldb

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: ldb from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/percona-server.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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