Running MariaDB from binaries (portable)

Download binaries from https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.3.12/#file_type=zip&os_group=windows

Unzip on a directory, like: C:\Local\Portable\mariadb\.

Start the server in portable mode:

C:\Local\Portable\mariadb\bin\mysqld.exe --no-defaults

TODO: how to set password/authentication?

Connect locally:

C:\Local\Portable\mariadb\bin\mysql --no-defaults