MySQL 8.4 LTS Server on Windows Server 2022

You get MySQL 8.4 LTS (8.4.11, Oracle's signed Windows build) installed as a Windows service on Windows Server 2022, with a root password generated uniquely for your VM at first boot and the server listening only on the VM itself until you open it. Built on 16 October 2026 with the October 2026 Windows update installed, Microsoft Edge current and the Windows Update and firewall services left on.

Who it's for

• Teams that run MySQL-backed applications on Windows Server
• Developers who need a MySQL 8.4 LTS server on Azure without installing and securing it by hand

What's included

• MySQL Community Server 8.4.11 LTS running as a Windows service that starts automatically
• Windows Server 2022 Datacenter (build 20348.5761, October 2026 update KB5126654) with Microsoft Edge 155; CVE-2013-3900 certificate-padding mitigation enabled
• Windows Firewall on with no inbound rule for the MySQL port, so the database is reachable only from the VM until you decide otherwise

After deployment

• Set the administrator user name and password at deployment and allow inbound RDP (port 3389) from your own IP address only.
• Sign in over RDP: the README on the desktop shows where the root password is stored (readable only by Administrators and SYSTEM) and how to change it.
• To reach MySQL from other machines, follow the README to bind it to the network, add a Windows Firewall rule for port 3306 and allow only the addresses that need it in the network security group (NSG, the firewall rules Azure applies to the VM).

Why this image

• A unique root password per VM, created and proven at first boot (an empty password is refused and no account has one)
• Checked on a deployed test VM before publishing: MySQL running, the root credential working, no build accounts or certificates left behind, and the Azure Marketplace certification rubric passed
• Email support at support@dcassociatesgroup.com and a quick-start page at www.dcassociatesgroup.com/support/

How it runs on Azure

The VM runs in your own Azure subscription and virtual network. Billing is pay-as-you-go on your Azure invoice: an hourly software charge per vCPU plus standard Azure compute and storage; the Windows Server licence is included in the Azure VM price.