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How to Connect Ghost to a Managed MySQL Database on DigitalOcean with Helm

So, you installed Ghost on your Kubernetes cluster with the bitnami/ghost Helm chart. That's pretty cool, congrats! 🥳 However, now you have a MySQL pod for each Ghost instance in your cluster that you have to manage yourself. That's not bad at all but sometimes, it's nice with simplicity and that's where DigitalOcean's managed MySQL service comes in handy! I've made a list of pros and cons of managed vs. unmanaged MySQL servers here. Worry-Free Managed MySQL Hosting | DigitalOceanLeave the