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# MaxScale Monitors

- [Common Monitor Parameters](https://mariadb.com/docs/maxscale/reference/maxscale-monitors/common-monitor-parameters.md): Configure standard settings for all MaxScale monitors. Learn about essential parameters like monitor intervals, backend timeouts, and user credentials for connecting to database servers.
- [Galera Monitor](https://mariadb.com/docs/maxscale/reference/maxscale-monitors/galera-monitor.md): Monitor Galera Clusters with the galeramon module. This guide explains how to detect cluster state, assign read/write roles, and manage node priorities for effective load balancing.
- [MariaDB Monitor](https://mariadb.com/docs/maxscale/reference/maxscale-monitors/mariadb-monitor.md): Manage primary-replica clusters with the mariadbmon module. Learn to configure automatic failover, perform switchovers, and monitor replication lag to maintain database availability.


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