[mysqld]
datadir=/var/lib/mysql
socket=/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
user=mysql
# Disabling symbolic-links is recommended to prevent assorted security risks
symbolic-links=0

# Custom settings for performance and security
key_buffer_size=16M
max_allowed_packet=16M
thread_stack=192K
thread_cache_size=8
query_cache_limit=1M
query_cache_size=16M

# InnoDB settings
innodb_buffer_pool_size=128M
innodb_log_file_size=64M
innodb_flush_method=O_DIRECT
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2

# Character set and collation
character-set-server=utf8mb4
collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci

[client]
default-character-set=utf8mb4

[mysql]
default-character-set=utf8mb4