> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://mariadb.com/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/architecture/topologies.md).

# Topologies

{% columns %}
{% column %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/sgb0bzM2LQx1cVNknkYV" %}
[Topologies Overview](/docs/server/architecture/topologies/topologies-overview.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
MariaDB offers varied deployment topologies by workload and technology, each named and diagrammed with benefits listed. Custom configurations are also supported.
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}

{% columns %}
{% column %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/RYdY1a2clO80IH36foMh" %}
[Compatibility](/docs/server/architecture/topologies/compatibility.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
Operating-system support for MariaDB products and versions, with links to the engineering policies that list supported platforms.
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}

{% columns %}
{% column %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/j4Zhe6wVpcJjYFb7z1fZ" %}
[Columnstore Object Storage](/docs/server/architecture/topologies/columnstore-object-storage.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
Deploy the MariaDB ColumnStore object-storage topology, a columnar OLAP store that keeps data on S3-compatible object storage.
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}

{% columns %}
{% column %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/y1q3sltiQQXJZgJ2YBOD" %}
[ColumnStore Shared Local Storage](/docs/server/architecture/topologies/columnstore-shared-local-storage.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
Deploy the MariaDB ColumnStore shared-local-storage topology, a columnar OLAP store for analytical workloads.
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}

{% columns %}
{% column %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/FC0hPg6Jl3CX01dUdbZz" %}
[Galera Cluster](/docs/server/architecture/topologies/galera-cluster.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
Deploy the Galera Cluster topology for MariaDB — synchronous, multi-primary replication for high availability.
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}

{% columns %}
{% column %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/Q5PeqWtKGvUDPbNEJdgS" %}
[HTAP](/docs/server/architecture/topologies/htap.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
Deploy the HTAP topology, pairing MariaDB row storage with ColumnStore columnar storage for mixed transactional and analytical workloads.
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}

{% columns %}
{% column %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/Xj4jVLdahIhD6hZ2QkyN" %}
[Installing Primary/Replica](/docs/server/architecture/topologies/primary-replica.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
This page explains how to set up a standard Primary/Replica replication topology for MariaDB Enterprise Server.
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}

{% columns %}
{% column %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/7jdqhsZlhdx1kdxnca2O" %}
[Single Node Topologies](/docs/server/architecture/topologies/single-node-topologies.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
Install and configure single-node MariaDB deployments, including a single- node columnar store with optional S3-compatible object storage.
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}

{% columns %}
{% column %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/LAdsMAu9gS2LEIpvBqsu" %}
[Spider Storage Engine](/docs/server/architecture/topologies/spider-storage-engine.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
Scale MariaDB horizontally with the Spider storage engine, which shards tables across remote nodes through virtual federated tables.
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}

{% columns %}
{% column %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/tgoi9Gcetj70un0XO7Rj" %}
[MariaDB Enterprise Spider Topologies](/docs/server/architecture/topologies/mariadb-enterprise-spider-topologies.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
Explore MariaDB Enterprise Spider topologies with MaxScale. This section details how it integrates with Spider to manage & route traffic efficiently across sharded & distributed database environments.
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}

{% columns %}
{% column %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/SH6xaoUNuPYJ682Ruquy" %}
[Spider Federated](/docs/server/architecture/topologies/spider-federated.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
Deploy Spider Federated Topology
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}

{% columns %}
{% column %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/9SCqFNdtPBv1kf1YpTHN" %}
[Spider Sharded](/docs/server/architecture/topologies/spider-sharded.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
Deploy Spider Sharded Topology
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}