Best and simplest option for persisting dates with historical values

[LordLiverpool (David Pritchard)]

@Maximo

For my date related items I’ve been using the MySQL/MariaDb persistence for a while now.

I understand that one of the big advantages of rrd4j is that it automatically limits the size of the database. How does MariaDb compare?

I found instructions for setting it up here - not too bad.

How to setup MySQL persistence in a few minutes. Step by step

If using a persistence strategy named every5Minutes, I’m pretty sure you first have to create it in Strategies section.