🚀 Tutorial: How to Install Releem – MySQL Optimization for Your Web Server

Releem is a service that automatically analyzes your MySQL server performance and recommends (or applies) optimized configuration settings. It’s great for system administrators, DevOps engineers, or developers running self-managed MySQL or MariaDB servers.

✅ Why Use Releem?

• Automates MySQL configuration tuning

• Reduces query latency and server load

• Provides actionable performance recommendations

• Works with MySQL, MariaDB, Percona Server

🧰 Requirements

• A Linux-based web server (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, etc.)

• MySQL, MariaDB, or Percona Server installed

• Root (or sudo) access to your server

• Outbound internet access (Releem Agent sends data to the Releem Cloud)

🧱 Step 1: Sign Up for Releem

1. Go to //my.releem.com/register

2. Create a free account

3. After signing in, copy your Releem API Key from the dashboard

🖥 Step 2: Install the Releem Agent

Releem provides a shell script that installs the agent on your server.

Run this on your server (as root or with sudo):

This script:

• Adds the Releem package repository

• Installs the releem agent

• Registers your server with Releem

🔑 Step 3: Register the Agent with Your API Key

Once installed, you need to link your server with your Releem account.

Run the following command, replacing YOUR_API_KEY with your actual key:

If successful, you’ll see output confirming registration.

🔄 Step 4: Collect Data and View Recommendations

Releem automatically:

• Collects MySQL metrics

• Analyzes your configuration and performance

• Suggests (or applies) optimized settings

The agent will collect metrics periodically (every 15 minutes by default).

To manually trigger data collection:

📈 Step 5: Monitor and Apply Recommendations

Go to your Releem dashboard: //my.releem.com

You’ll see:

• Health score of your MySQL server

• Recommended configuration changes

• Performance graphs and metrics

Optional: Enable Auto Apply

If you trust Releem, you can enable automatic application of recommendations via the dashboard or agent settings.

⚙️ Useful Commands

🛑 Uninstall Releem (if needed)

📝 Final Thoughts

Releem is a simple yet powerful way to keep your MySQL server fast and stable — especially helpful if you don’t want to manually tune every config line like innodb_buffer_pool_size or query_cache_size.