2026-11-09 15:09:44 [INFO] Using OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 4.0.3 29 Sep 2026
High Performance Advanced Proxy for MySQL
USAGE: proxysql [OPTIONS]
OPTIONS:
-B, --bootstrap ARG Start ProxySQL in Group Replication bootstrap mode.
An URI needs to be specified for creating a
connection to the bootstrap server, if no URI is
provided, a connection to the default local socket
will be attempted.
-c, --config ARG Configuration file
-D, --datadir ARG Datadir
-d, --directory ARG Datadir
-e, --exit-on-error Do not restart ProxySQL if crashes
-f, --foreground Run in foreground
-h, -help, --help, --usage Display usage instructions.
-M, --no-monitor Do not start Monitor Module
-n, --no-start Starts only the admin service
-r, --reuseport Use SO_REUSEPORT
-S, --admin-socket ARG Administration Unix Socket
-U, --uuid ARG UUID
-V, --version Print version
--account ARG Account to use by monitoring after bootstrap,
either reuses a specify account or creates a new
one; this behavior is controlled by related option
'--acount-create'. When used, a password must be
provided.
--account-create ARG Account creation policy for bootstrap. Possible
values are:
- if-not-exists (default): If the account doesn't
exist, create it, otherwise reuse it.
- always: Only bootstrap if the account isn't
present and can be created.
- never: Only bootstrap if the account is already
present.
--account-host ARG Host pattern to be used for accounts created during
bootstrap
--clickhouse-server Enable ClickHouse Server
--conf-base-port ARG Sets the default base port ('mysql-interfaces') for
the default R/W split port based configuration
--conf-bind-address ARG Sets the default bind address ('mysql-interfaces').
Used in combination with '--conf-bind-port'
--conf-skip-tcp ARG Sets the default base port for the default R/W
split port based configuration
--conf-use-sockets ARG bootstrap option, configures two Unix sockets with
names 'mysql.sock' and 'mysqlro.sock'
--idle-threads Create auxiliary threads to handle idle connections
--initial Rename/empty database file
--no-version-check Do not check for the latest version of ProxySQL
--password-retries ARG Number of attempts for generating a password when
creating an account during bootstrap
--reload Merge config file into database file
--sqlite3-server Enable SQLite3 Server
--ssl-ca ARG The path name of the Certificate Authority (CA)
certificate file. Must specify the same certificate
used by the server
--ssl-capath ARG The path name of the directory that contains
trusted SSL CA certificate files
--ssl-cert ARG The path name of the client public key certificate
file
--ssl-cipher ARG The list of permissible ciphers for SSL encryption
--ssl-crl ARG The path name of the file containing certificate
revocation lists
--ssl-crlpath ARG The path name of the directory that contains
certificate revocation list files
--ssl-key ARG The path name of the client private key file
--ssl-mode ARG SSL connection mode for using during bootstrap
during normal operation with the backend servers.
Only PREFERRED, and DISABLED are supported.
ProxySQL rev. 3.0.11-r5 -- Sun Oct 11 12:42:01 2026
Copyright (C) 2013-2026 ProxySQL LLC
This program is free and without warranty
Options (35)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
-B, --bootstrap ARG | Start ProxySQL in Group Replication bootstrap mode. | help |
-c, --config ARG | Configuration file | help |
-D, --datadir ARG | Datadir | help |
-d, --directory ARG | Datadir | help |
-e, --exit-on-error | Do not restart ProxySQL if crashes | help |
-f, --foreground | Run in foreground | help |
-h, -help, --help, --usage | Display usage instructions. | help |
-M, --no-monitor | Do not start Monitor Module | help |
-n, --no-start | Starts only the admin service | help |
-r, --reuseport | Use SO_REUSEPORT | help |
-S, --admin-socket ARG | Administration Unix Socket | help |
-U, --uuid ARG | UUID | help |
-V, --version | Print version | help |
--account ARG | Account to use by monitoring after bootstrap, either reuses a specify account or creates a new one; | help |
--account-create ARG | Account creation policy for bootstrap. | help |
--account-host ARG | Host pattern to be used for accounts created during bootstrap | help |
--clickhouse-server | Enable ClickHouse Server | help |
--conf-base-port ARG | Sets the default base port ('mysql-interfaces') for the default R/W split port based configuration | help |
--conf-bind-address ARG | Sets the default bind address ('mysql-interfaces'). | help |
--conf-skip-tcp ARG | Sets the default base port for the default R/W split port based configuration | help |
--conf-use-sockets ARG | bootstrap option, configures two Unix sockets with names 'mysql.sock' and 'mysqlro.sock' | help |
--idle-threads | Create auxiliary threads to handle idle connections | help |
--initial | Rename/empty database file | help |
--no-version-check | Do not check for the latest version of ProxySQL | help |
--password-retries ARG | Number of attempts for generating a password when creating an account during bootstrap | help |
--reload | Merge config file into database file | help |
--sqlite3-server | Enable SQLite3 Server | help |
--ssl-ca ARG | The path name of the Certificate Authority (CA) certificate file. | help |
--ssl-capath ARG | The path name of the directory that contains trusted SSL CA certificate files | help |
--ssl-cert ARG | The path name of the client public key certificate file | help |
--ssl-cipher ARG | The list of permissible ciphers for SSL encryption | help |
--ssl-crl ARG | The path name of the file containing certificate revocation lists | help |
--ssl-crlpath ARG | The path name of the directory that contains certificate revocation list files | help |
--ssl-key ARG | The path name of the client private key file | help |
--ssl-mode ARG | SSL connection mode for using during bootstrap during normal operation with the backend servers. | help |
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