heroku-buildpack-mysql

by Everlane

README.md

heroku-buildpack-mysql

This is a Heroku buildpack for vendoring the mysql and mysqldump binaries from the official MySQL repository.

Versions

  • MySQL: 8.4 LTS
  • Platform: Ubuntu 24.04
  • OpenSSL: 3.0 compatible

Package Details

This buildpack installs the mysql-community-client-core package from the official MySQL repository, which includes:

  • mysql client
  • mysqldump utility

The current version uses MySQL 8.4 LTS which is natively compatible with OpenSSL 3.0, eliminating the need for additional SSL library dependencies.

CLI Installation

For new applications:

$ heroku create --buildpack https://github.com/Everlane/heroku-buildpack-mysql.git

For existing applications:

$ heroku buildpacks:set https://github.com/Everlane/heroku-buildpack-mysql.git -a YOUR_APP_NAME