diff --git a/map.jinja b/map.jinja
--- a/map.jinja
+++ b/map.jinja
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         'cppunit': 'cppunit',
         'emacs': 'emacs-nox11',
         'exiftool': 'p5-Image-ExifTool-devel',
-        'mariadb': 'mariadb101-server',
+        'mariadb': 'mariadb102-server',
         'node': 'node',
         'pear': 'pear',
         'phpcs': 'pear-PHP_CodeSniffer',
diff --git a/pillar/nodes/nodes.sls b/pillar/nodes/nodes.sls
--- a/pillar/nodes/nodes.sls
+++ b/pillar/nodes/nodes.sls
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
     roles:
       - devserver
       - saltmaster
+    zfs:
+      pool: arcology
     network:
       ipv4_interface: igb0
       ipv4_address: 163.172.49.16
diff --git a/roles/dbserver-mysql/init.sls b/roles/dbserver-mysql/init.sls
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/dbserver-mysql/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+#   Salt — Database server — MySQL
+#   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+#   Project:        Nasqueron
+#   Created:        2017-10-27
+#   License:        Trivial work, not eligible to copyright
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+
+include:
+  - .mysql-server
diff --git a/roles/dbserver-mysql/mysql-server/cnf.sls b/roles/dbserver-mysql/mysql-server/cnf.sls
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/dbserver-mysql/mysql-server/cnf.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+#   Salt — Database server — MySQL
+#   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+#   Project:        Nasqueron
+#   Created:        2017-10-27
+#   License:        Trivial work, not eligible to copyright
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+
+{% from "map.jinja" import dirs with context %}
+
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+#   Main my.cnf
+#   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+{% set use_zfs = salt['node.has']()['zfs:pool'] %}
+{% set tank = salt['pillar.get']("nodes:" + grains['id'] + ":zfs:pool", '') %}
+
+{{ dirs.etc }}/my.cnf:
+  file.managed:
+    - source: salt://roles/dbserver-mysql/mysql-server/files/my.cnf
+    - template: jinja
+    - context:
+        use_zfs: {{ use_zfs }}
+        zfs_tank: {{ tank }}
diff --git a/roles/dbserver-mysql/mysql-server/files/my.cnf b/roles/dbserver-mysql/mysql-server/files/my.cnf
new file mode 100644
diff --git a/roles/dbserver-mysql/mysql-server/init.sls b/roles/dbserver-mysql/mysql-server/init.sls
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/dbserver-mysql/mysql-server/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+#   Salt — Database server — MySQL
+#   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+#   Project:        Nasqueron
+#   Created:        2017-10-27
+#   License:        Trivial work, not eligible to copyright
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+
+include:
+  - .software
+  - .cnf
diff --git a/roles/dbserver-mysql/mysql-server/software.sls b/roles/dbserver-mysql/mysql-server/software.sls
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/dbserver-mysql/mysql-server/software.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+#   Salt — Database server — MySQL
+#   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+#   Project:        Nasqueron
+#   Created:        2017-10-27
+#   License:        Trivial work, not eligible to copyright
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+
+{% from "map.jinja" import packages with context %}
+
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+#   MySQL server
+#   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+mysql_server_software:
+  pkg.installed:
+    - pkgs:
+      - {{ packages.mariadb }}
diff --git a/top.sls b/top.sls
--- a/top.sls
+++ b/top.sls
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     - roles/saltmaster
   'ysul':
     - roles/paas-jails
+    - roles/dbserver-mysql
     - roles/webserver-core
     - roles/webserver-legacy
     - roles/webserver-varnish