# Remote MySQL Install

**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/remote-mysql-install/4862
**Category:** trellis
**Created:** 2015-09-29T12:43:20Z
**Posts:** 5

## Post 1 by @brandon — 2015-09-29T12:43:21Z

Hey. I know that RDS makes it easy to use the remote mysql option, but I’m curious as to what packages I should be installing on our own box, like DO or something. Just MariaDB? Or what else?

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## Post 2 by @swaincreates — 2015-09-29T13:18:01Z

If you’re using RDS for db you probably just need php5-mysqlnd which is installed with the PHP task.

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## Post 3 by @brandon — 2015-09-29T13:23:31Z

I was using RDS as an example. I want to set up a remote mysql server for a friend, but he doesn’t want to use RDS. So I was going to install mysql and whatever else I needed on a second DO Droplet for him. I just wanted to know what software to include on the server.

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## Post 4 by @ben — 2015-09-29T14:25:28Z

Just connect to the box via SSH and use MySQL? Don’t need to install anything

![](https://discourse.roots.io/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4e38c3695ff6daeec4a3eac8827a6a27cee225e4.png)

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## Post 5 by @brandon — 2015-09-29T14:37:25Z

I ended up following this guide: [https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-remote-database-to-optimize-site-performance-with-mysql](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-remote-database-to-optimize-site-performance-with-mysql)