# MariaDB java connector MariaDB java connector is a JDBC 4.2 compatible driver, used to connect applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases. MariaDB Connector/J is distributed under the LGPL license version 2.1 or later (LGPL-2.1-or-later) Tracker link https://jira.mariadb.org/projects/CONJ/issues/ ## Status [](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.mariadb.jdbc/mariadb-java-client) [](http://opensource.org/licenses/LGPL-2.1) [![codecov][codecov-image]][codecov-url] ## Obtaining the driver For java 8+ : The driver (jar) can be downloaded from [mariadb connector download](https://mariadb.com/downloads/#connectors) or maven : ```script org.mariadb.jdbc mariadb-java-client 3.5.4 ``` ## Documentation For a Getting started guide, API docs, recipes, etc. see the * [About MariaDB connector/J](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/about-mariadb-connector-j/) * [Install driver](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/installing-mariadb-connectorj/) * [Changelog](/CHANGELOG.md) * [Failover and high-availability](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/failover-and-high-availability-with-mariadb-connector-j/) ## Contributors A big thanks to all contributors [codecov-image]:https://codecov.io/gh/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/branch/master/graph/badge.svg [codecov-url]:https://codecov.io/gh/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j