Product Development

Provides background information and high-level resources aimed at engineers developing new MariaDB features and contributing to the ecosystem.

This section contains background information, mostly aimed at engineers developing MariaDB features.

MariaDB Quality Development Rules

Outlines strict quality standards for new features, including requirements for design specifications, testability, and mandatory Worklog quality checklists.

Uploading Package to PPA

Provides instructions for developers to upload MariaDB source packages to a Personal Package Archive (PPA) using tools like dput for Ubuntu-based distributions.

Debugging & Troubleshooting

Offers deep-dive technical guides for diagnosing server issues, including trace file generation, debugger usage, and analyzing core dumps or memory usage.

Plugin Development

Details the APIs and processes for extending MariaDB functionality through custom plugins, such as authentication, logging, or specialized server enhancements.

Server Development

Covers foundational engineering topics, including the server roadmap, GitHub collaboration workflows, and quality assurance protocols for core contributions.

MariaDB Internals

Explores the low-level architecture of MariaDB, documenting source code internals, merging procedures, and how to use internal APIs in external programs.