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## Using a custom MySQL configuration file
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-The default configuration for MySQL can be found in `/etc/mysql/my.cnf`, which may `!includedir` additional directories such as `/etc/mysql/conf.d` or `/etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d`. Please inspect the relevant files and directories within the `mysql` image itself for more details.
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+The default configuration for MySQL varies depending on the base image:
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+**Oracle-based images (default):** The default configuration is located at `/etc/my.cnf`, which may `!includedir` additional directories such as `/etc/mysql/conf.d`.
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+**Debian-based MySQL 8 images:** The default configuration can be found in `/etc/mysql/my.cnf`, which may `!includedir` additional directories such as `/etc/mysql/conf.d`.
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+Please inspect the relevant files and directories within the `mysql` image itself for more details.
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If `/my/custom/config-file.cnf` is the path and name of your custom configuration file, you can start your `mysql` container like this (note that only the directory path of the custom config file is used in this command):
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@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ If `/my/custom/config-file.cnf` is the path and name of your custom configuratio
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$ docker run --name some-mysql -v /my/custom:/etc/mysql/conf.d -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=my-secret-pw -d mysql:tag
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```
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-This will start a new container `some-mysql` where the MySQL instance uses the combined startup settings from `/etc/mysql/my.cnf` and `/etc/mysql/conf.d/config-file.cnf`, with settings from the latter taking precedence.
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+This will start a new container `some-mysql` where the MySQL instance uses the combined startup settings from the default configuration file and `/etc/mysql/conf.d/config-file.cnf`, with settings from the latter taking precedence.
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### Configuration without a `cnf` file
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