diff --git a/type/__recycledcloud_mysql/gencode-remote b/type/__recycledcloud_mysql/gencode-remote
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+++ b/type/__recycledcloud_mysql/gencode-remote
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+cat << EOF
+if [ ! -d /var/lib/mysql/mysql ]; then
+	service mariadb setup
+fi
+
+service mariadb start
+EOF
diff --git a/type/__recycledcloud_mysql/manifest b/type/__recycledcloud_mysql/manifest
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+os=$(cat "${__global:?}/explorer/os")
+if [ "$os" != "alpine" ]; then
+	echo "This type is expected to run on Alpine Linux, not $os. Exiting." >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+__package mariadb
+__package mariadb-client
+require="__package/mariadb" __start_on_boot mariadb
+
+# See gencode-remote for service initialization.
diff --git a/type/__recycledcloud_mysql/singleton b/type/__recycledcloud_mysql/singleton
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