Registered · Cross-platform

3306 MySQL / MariaDB

TCP Yes
UDP Assigned
SCTP
DCCP

What it is

MySQL and MariaDB database server.

When / why

App-to-database. Bind to internal interfaces; never internet-exposed.

Protocol status detail

TransportStatusMeaning
TCP Yes Assigned by IANA and standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
UDP Assigned Assigned by IANA, but not standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
SCTP Not applicable for this transport.
DCCP Not applicable for this transport.

Port range

Registered (1024–49151). Assigned by IANA on request; usable without elevated privileges on most systems.

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Firewall rules for port 3306

Copy-ready inbound rules for the active transports. Replace every <source> placeholder with the specific host, subnet, or CIDR that should reach this port.

⚠ High exposure risk — this service should never be reachable from untrusted networks. Scope the rule to a management subnet or VPN.

ufw

sudo ufw allow proto tcp from <source> to any port 3306

Allow TCP 3306 (MySQL / MariaDB). Replace <source> with the network/host that should reach it.

firewalld

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-rich-rule='rule family="ipv4" source address="<source>" port port="3306" protocol="tcp" accept'

Allow TCP 3306 (MySQL / MariaDB) from <source>. Run 'firewall-cmd --reload' afterwards.

nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr <source> tcp dport 3306 accept

Allow TCP 3306 (MySQL / MariaDB). Assumes table 'inet filter' with an 'input' chain.

iptables

sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s <source> --dport 3306 -j ACCEPT

Allow TCP 3306 (MySQL / MariaDB). Persist with iptables-save/netfilter-persistent.

Azure NSG

az network nsg rule create -g <resource-group> --nsg-name <nsg> -n Allow-mysqlmariadb-3306 --priority 1000 --access Allow --direction Inbound --protocol TCP --source-address-prefixes <source> --destination-port-ranges 3306

Inbound rule for 3306 (MySQL / MariaDB). Set <source> to a CIDR; lower priority number = higher precedence.

AWS Security Group

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress --group-id <sg-id> --ip-permissions IpProtocol=tcp,FromPort=3306,ToPort=3306,IpRanges="[{CidrIp=<source-cidr>}]"

Inbound TCP 3306 (MySQL / MariaDB). Replace <source-cidr> (e.g. 10.0.0.0/16).

GCP firewall

gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-mysqlmariadb-3306 --direction=INGRESS --action=ALLOW --rules=tcp:3306 --source-ranges=<source-cidr> --network=<network>

Ingress rule for 3306 (MySQL / MariaDB). Scope with --source-ranges and optionally --target-tags.

Windows netsh

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Allow MySQL / MariaDB 3306/TCP" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=3306 remoteip=<source>

Inbound TCP 3306 (MySQL / MariaDB). Set remoteip to a host/subnet; 'any' is discouraged.

Windows PowerShell

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow MySQL / MariaDB 3306/TCP" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 3306 -RemoteAddress <source>

Inbound TCP 3306 (MySQL / MariaDB). Replace <source> with a host or subnet.

Rules are generated only for transports marked active for this port. They default to an inbound allow with an explicit source placeholder — never any. Review direction, scope, and rule precedence before applying in production.