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## MySQL Installer 

This package has a file name similar to mysql-installer-community-8.0.25.0.msi  or mysql- installer-commercial-8.0.25.0.msi , and utilizes MSIs to install MySQL server and other products automatically. MySQL Installer downloads and applies updates to itself, and to each of the installed products. It also configures the installed MySQL server (including a sandbox InnoDB cluster test setup) and MySQL Router. MySQL Installer is recommended for most users. 

MySQL Installer can install and manage (add, modify, upgrade, and remove) many other MySQL products, including: 

•Applications – MySQL Workbench, MySQL for Visual Studio, MySQL Shell, and MySQL Router (see https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-compat-matrix/en/) 

•Connectors – MySQL Connector/C++, MySQL Connector/NET, Connector/ODBC, MySQL Connector/ Python, MySQL Connector/J, MySQL Connector/Node.js 

•Documentation – MySQL Manual (PDF format), samples and examples 

MySQL Installer operates on all MySQL supported versions of Windows (see https://www.mysql.com/ support/supportedplatforms/database.html). 

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## Note 

Because MySQL Installer is not a native component of Microsoft Windows and depends on .NET, it does not work with minimal installation options like the Server Core version of Windows Server. 

For instructions on how to install MySQL using MySQL Installer, see Section 2.3.3, “MySQL Installer for Windows” . 

## MySQL noinstall ZIP Archives 

These packages contain the files found in the complete MySQL Server installation package, with the exception of the GUI. This format does not include an automated installer, and must be manually installed and configured. 

The noinstall  ZIP archives are split into two separate compressed files. The main package is named mysql- VERSION -winx64.zip . This contains the components needed to use MySQL on your system. The optional MySQL test suite, MySQL benchmark suite, and debugging binaries/information components (including PDB files) are in a separate compressed file named mysql- VERSION -winx64-debug- test.zip . 

If you choose to install a noinstall  ZIP archive, see Section 2.3.4, “Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows Using a noinstall  ZIP Archive” . 

## MySQL Docker Images 

For information on using the MySQL Docker images provided by Oracle on Windows platform, see Section 2.5.6.3, “Deploying MySQL on Windows and Other Non-Linux Platforms with Docker” . 

## 2.3.3 MySQL Installer for Windows 

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## Warning 

The MySQL Docker images provided by Oracle are built specifically for Linux platforms. Other platforms are not supported, and users running the MySQL Docker images from Oracle on them are doing so at their own risk. 

