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# MariaDB Monitor

- [Designing for MaxScale's MariaDB Monitor](https://mariadb.com/docs/maxscale/maxscale-archive/archive/mariadb-maxscale-21-06/mariadb-maxscale-2106-maxscale-21-06-monitors/maxscale-mariadb-monitor-usage/maxscale-mariadb-monitor-usage-mariadb-monitor/designing-for-maxscales-mariadb-monitor.md)
- [Understanding MaxScale's MariaDB Monitor](https://mariadb.com/docs/maxscale/maxscale-archive/archive/mariadb-maxscale-21-06/mariadb-maxscale-2106-maxscale-21-06-monitors/maxscale-mariadb-monitor-usage/maxscale-mariadb-monitor-usage-mariadb-monitor/understanding-maxscales-mariadb-monitor.md)
- [Using Automatic Failover with MaxScale's MariaDB Monitor](https://mariadb.com/docs/maxscale/maxscale-archive/archive/mariadb-maxscale-21-06/mariadb-maxscale-2106-maxscale-21-06-monitors/maxscale-mariadb-monitor-usage/maxscale-mariadb-monitor-usage-mariadb-monitor/using-automatic-failover-with-maxscales-mariadb-monitor.md)
- [Using Cooperative Locking for HA with MaxScale's MariaDB Monitor](https://mariadb.com/docs/maxscale/maxscale-archive/archive/mariadb-maxscale-21-06/mariadb-maxscale-2106-maxscale-21-06-monitors/maxscale-mariadb-monitor-usage/maxscale-mariadb-monitor-usage-mariadb-monitor/using-cooperative-locking-for-ha-with-maxscales-mariadb-monitor.md)