diff --git a/install/scripts/install-mariadb.sh b/install/scripts/install-mariadb.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/scripts/install-mariadb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ "$mariadb_version" != 'latest' ] ; then
+	echo 'ERROR: unable to install MariaDB - only '"'latest'"' version currently supported'
+	exit 30
+fi
+
+_mysql_cmd="mysql -uroot -e "
+
+ssh -T $ssh << EOSSH
+	if mysql --version ; then
+		echo "ERROR: unable to install MariaDb, 'mysql' already installed - aborting install"
+		exit 35
+	fi
+	echo "Installing MariaDB"
+
+	apt install -y mariadb-server
+
+	$_mysql_cmd "DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='';"
+	$_mysql_cmd "DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='root' AND Host NOT IN ('localhost', '127.0.0.1', '::1');"
+	$_mysql_cmd "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS test;"
+	$_mysql_cmd "DELETE FROM mysql.db WHERE Db='test' OR Db='"'test\\_%'"'"
+
+	mysqladmin --user=root password "$db_root_pass"
+	mysqladmin --user=root --password="$db_root_pass" flush-privileges
+EOSSH
diff --git a/install/scripts/install-mysql.sh b/install/scripts/install-mysql.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0e0004f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/scripts/install-mysql.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ "$mysql_version" != 'latest' ] ; then
+	echo 'ERROR: unable to install MySQL - only '"'latest'"' version currently supported'
+	exit 30
+fi
+
+_mysql_cmd="mysql -uroot -e "
+
+ssh -T $ssh << EOSSH
+	if mysql --version ; then
+		echo "ERROR: unable to install MySQL, 'mysql' already installed - aborting install"
+		exit 35
+	fi
+	echo "Installing MySQL"
+
+	apt install -y mysql-server
+
+	$_mysql_cmd "DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='';"
+	$_mysql_cmd "DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='root' AND Host NOT IN ('localhost', '127.0.0.1', '::1');"
+	$_mysql_cmd "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS test;"
+	$_mysql_cmd "DELETE FROM mysql.db WHERE Db='test' OR Db='"'test\\_%'"'"
+
+	mysqladmin --user=root password "$db_root_pass"
+	mysqladmin --user=root --password="$db_root_pass" flush-privileges
+EOSSH