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# MySQL data source

Grafana ships with a built-in MySQL data source plugin that allows you to query and visualize data from a MySQL-compatible database like MariaDB or Percona Server. You don't need to install a plugin in order to add the MySQL data source to your Grafana instance.

Grafana offers several configuration options for this data source as well as a visual and code-based query editor.

## Get started with the MySQL data source

The following documents will help you get started with the MySQL data source in Grafana:

- [Configure the MySQL data source](ref:configure-mysql-data-source)
- [MySQL query editor](ref:mysql-query-editor)

Once you have configured the data source you can:

- Add [annotations](ref:annotate-visualizations)
- Set up [alerting](ref:alerting)
- Add [transformations](ref:transformations)

View a MySQL overview on Grafana Play:

{{< docs/play title="MySQL Overview" url="https://play.grafana.org/d/edyh1ib7db6rkb/mysql-overview" >}}