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 To use the MariaDB (MySQL) backend, you can either use the [official Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/vaultwarden/server) or build your own binary [with MySQL enabled](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/Building-binary#mysql-backend).
 
-To run the binary or container, ensure the ```DATABASE_URL``` environment variable is set (i.e. ```DATABASE_URL='mysql://<user>:<password>@mysql/vaultwarden'```).
+To run the binary or container, ensure the ```DATABASE_URL``` environment variable is set (i.e. ```DATABASE_URL='mysql://<user>:<password>@mysql/vaultwarden[?ssl_mode=(disabled|required|preferred)&ssl_ca=/path/to/cart.(crt|pem)]'```).
 
 **Connection String Syntax:**
 ```ini