Description\n-----------\n\nAfter MariaDB is installed, use the INSTALL PLUGIN command (as the root user) to install\\\nthe HandlerSocket plugin. This command only needs to be run once, like so:\n\n``sql\nINSTALL PLUGIN handlersocket SONAME 'handlersocket.so';\n`\n\nAfter installing the plugin, SHOW PROCESSLIST shows you first need to configure some settings. All HandlerSocket configuration options are placed in the [mysqld] section of your my.cnf file.\n\nAt least the handlersocket_address, handlersocket_port and handlersocket_port_wr options need to be set:\n\n`ini\nhandlersocket_address="127.0.0.1"\nhandlersocket_port="9998"\nhandlersocket_port_wr="9999"\n``\n\nAfter updating the configuration options, restart MariaDB.\n\nOn the client side, to make use of the plugin you will need to install the appropriate client library (that is,  libhsclient for C++ applications and perl-Net-HandlerSocket for perl applications).\n\nURL: https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-structure/nosql/handlersocket/handlersocket-installation