Understanding MaxScale's Administrative Interfaces

Compare the available tools for managing MaxScale. Understand the differences between the MaxCtrl command-line utility, the MaxGUI web interface, and the REST API.

Overview

MariaDB MaxScale provides various administrative interfaces can be used to perform the following tasks:

• Setting a server to maintenance mode.

• Reconfiguring monitors.

• Reconfiguring routers.

• And much more.

Tools Supported by MaxScale

MaxScale supports different administrative interfaces for different kinds of environments and preferences:

Interface	Description
MaxCtrl	Command-line administrative utility.
MaxGUI	Graphical administrative utility.
REST API	REST API for programmatic administration.

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