Aiven for MySQL® overview
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What is Aiven for MySQL?
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Aiven for MySQL® is a full managed relational database service, deployable in the cloud of your choice. It is available at a size to suit your needs, from single-node starter plans to highly-available production platforms. MySQL has been a key part of the open source database landscape for a long time and it's a popular and reliable database platform. Aiven takes care of the management side and provides a MySQL that you can use.

Why MySQL?
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MySQL is a traditional open source relational database that plays nicely with many well-established applications. Whether you are building something new or looking for a modern platform for your existing applications, Aiven for MySQL is a friendly and scalable offering of one of the best open source databases around.

Get started with Aiven for MySQL
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:doc:`The Aiven for MySQL getting started guide </docs/products/mysql/get-started>` will get you up and running quickly.

More MySQL resources
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* `MySQL proprietary documentation <https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/>`_ (upstream project documentation)
* `Blog post about MyHoard <https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-myhoard-your-single-solution-to-mysql-backups-and-restoration>`_, our MySQL backup and restore tool
* `GitHub repository for the project <https://github.com/aiven/myhoard>`_