# About MariaDB Documentation
The documentation for MariaDB products is
* written in standard American English,
* using Markdown format,
* stored in Git.
It is maintained by a team of technical writers from [MariaDB plc](https://mariadb.com/) and the [MariaDB Foundation](https://mariadb.org/).
Until June 2025, the documentation used to be in the MariaDB KnowledgeBase (KB). With a few exceptions, mostly concerning outdated modules and functionality, all pages were migrated to a new platform, [GitBook](https://gitbook.com/).
The MariaDB documentation that contained the MariaDB documentation until June 2025
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