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				|  |  |  This is an optional variable. Set to `yes` to allow the container to be started with a blank password for the root user. *NOTE*: Setting this variable to `yes` is not recommended unless you really know what you are doing, since this will leave your MariaDB instance completely unprotected, allowing anyone to gain complete superuser access.
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				|  |  | +# Initializing a fresh instance
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				|  |  | +When a container is started for the first time, a new database `mysql` will be initialized with the provided configuration variables. Furthermore, it will execute files with extensions `.sh` and `.sql` that are found in `/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d`. You can easily populate your %%REPO%% services by [mounting a SQL dump into that directory](https://docs.docker.com/userguide/dockervolumes/#mount-a-host-file-as-a-data-volume) and provide [custom images](https://docs.docker.com/reference/builder/) with contributed data.
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				|  |  |  # Caveats
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				|  |  |  ## Where to Store Data
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