ddev-dbserver-mysql-8.0

Provides a DDEV database container/image for running MySQL 8.0 locally or in CI/dev environments via DDEV. Intended to be used as part of a DDEV-managed stack rather than as a standalone database service with an application-facing API.

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (0d ago)
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
27
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
38
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
30
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
0
Documentation
30
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
60
Rate Limits
0

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
20
Auth Strength
55
Scope Granularity
30
Dep. Hygiene
45
Secret Handling
40

As a database container, security depends on how it is configured and network-exposed by DDEV (typically local-only). TLS/in-transit protection, least-privilege DB users, and secret handling are not guaranteed by this package alone; they rely on DDEV/environment configuration.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
55
Breaking Changes
35
Error Recovery
30
AF Security Reliability

Best When

You use DDEV to orchestrate containers and want a consistent MySQL 8.0 environment for development/testing.

Avoid When

You need a network/API service with rate limiting, auth, or a cloud-style managed database interface.

Use Cases

  • • Local development with DDEV and a MySQL 8.0 database
  • • Testing apps against MySQL 8.0-compatible behavior
  • • Ephemeral CI/dev environments that need a predictable MySQL version

Not For

  • • Serving database traffic directly to external production clients
  • • Use as a hosted managed database with SLAs
  • • Workloads requiring hosted backups, automated scaling, or enterprise security features

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: Database authentication via MySQL users/credentials configured in container/env (e.g., root/user/password as supported by DDEV)
OAuth: No Scopes: No

Auth is handled by MySQL itself (database usernames/passwords), not by an external API layer.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

No hosted pricing model is implied; it is a self-hosted/containerized development component.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • ⚠ No programmatic API/MCP surface for an agent; interaction is via container orchestration and MySQL protocol
  • ⚠ Configuration (users/passwords, networking, volumes) must be correct for the DDEV stack; agents may fail without reading DDEV-specific conventions

Alternatives

Docker official mysql:8.0 image used directly Other DDEV DB server packages for different MySQL/MariaDB versions Managed MySQL services (e.g., AWS RDS/Aurora, GCP Cloud SQL) for non-local environments

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.

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