MariaDB

Set up a mariadb SQL server. It supports multiple databases, users, and permission settings. If you want to only connect from inside home assistant use core-mariadb as the host address.

{
  "databases": ["homeassistant"],
  "logins": [
    {
      "username": "hass",
      "host": "homeassistant",
      "password": "securePassword"
    }
  ],
  "rights": [
    {
      "username": "hass",
      "host": "homeassistant",
      "database": "homeassistant",
      "grant": "ALL PRIVILEGES ON"
    }
  ]
}

Configuration variables:

• databases (Require): List of databases.
• logins (Require): List of SQL accounts to create or update.
  • username (Require): Username for account.
  • host (Require): Host for account. If you need an account on multiple hosts, use ‘%’.
  • password (Require): Password for account.
• rights (Require): List of rights to be granted.
  • username (Require): Username for granted rights.
  • host (Require): Host is a part of username like above.
  • database (Require): Database name on which to grant user rights.
  • grant (Require): SQL grant part for access too.

Home Assistant configuration

Use the following configuration in Home Assistant to use the database above:

recorder:
  db_url: mysql://hass:securePassword@core-mariadb/homeassistant