MariaDB

Lesson in the ASP.NET Core Roadmap · Stage 16: GraphQL

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is MariaDB?

MariaDB is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that is a fork of the MySQL database. It is fully compatible with MySQL, but it also includes additional features and improvements. MariaDB is developed and maintained by the MariaDB Corporation and the MariaDB community, and it is widely used as a replacement for MySQL in many web and enterprise applications.

In an ASP.NET application, MariaDB can be used as the underlying database for storing and retrieving data. There are several libraries available for integrating MariaDB with an ASP.NET application, such as MariaDB.Data, MySql.Data, and Dapper. These libraries provide a .NET client for MariaDB, which can be used to interact with the MariaDB database from within an ASP.NET application.

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Free resources to learn MariaDB

Official docsWorking with MariaDB and .Net
ArticleHow to use MariaDB in ASP.NET?
ArticleBuilding an application with ASP.NET & MariaDB
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MariaDB: common questions

Can I learn MariaDB in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain MariaDB in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this MariaDB tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 68 of 146 in the free ASP.NET Core roadmap, in stage 16, GraphQL. If you are new to ASP.NET Core, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.