Percona Operator for MySQL Is Now GA, More MySQL Options for the Community on Kubernetes

We’re excited to share that the new Percona Operator for MySQL (based on Percona Server for MySQL) is officially in General Availability (GA)!

This release introduces native MySQL Group Replication support for Kubernetes, providing our community with another open-source option for running reliable, consistent MySQL clusters at scale.

This is about more choices for the community. Each MySQL replication technology addresses different real-world needs, and now you can choose the one that best fits your workloads.

What This Means for the Community

With this release, Percona now supports two fully open-source MySQL Operators:

1. Percona Operator for MySQL (Percona Server for MySQL), New and GA

• Group Replication (synchronous)
• Asynchronous replication (Technical Preview)
• Native MySQL experience
• Auto-failover
• Kubernetes-native design

2. Percona XtraDB Cluster Operator (PXC)

• Galera-based synchronous replication
• Strong high availability
• Auto-failover
• Battle-tested for mission-critical workloads

These Operators complement each other; they are not replacements. They give users the freedom to choose the right replication model for their business and technical priorities.

This GA release is a step in that direction, and we will continue publishing technical blog posts to explain when to use each Operator, how Group Replication works, and how this all fits into real-world Kubernetes environments.

Call for Community Testing and Feedback

Asynchronous replication is now available in Technical Preview, we invite you to:

• Test it in your clusters
• Share your feedback
• Open GitHub issues
• Contribute docs or examples

Your feedback will guide the next features we bring to the Operator.

Explore Percona Operator for MySQL:

• Docs Percona Operator for MySQL
• GitHub: Try it, test it, open issues, or contribute
• Announcement Percona Blog