MariaDB Single Server Optimization and Configuration for High-Traffic WordPress Site

Job ID: 39633673

Budget: €8 – €100 EUR

I have a new dedicated server that will be used exclusively for MariaDB. The server runs a fresh installation of Ubuntu. Its only purpose is to host and optimize the database for my WordPress website.

The goal: My site will eventually handle around 100,000 pages, which means a very large number of database entries and high query volume.

The website itself runs on a separate server with the following stack:

LiteSpeed

WordPress

Redis

PHP 8.3

Now, regarding the database server:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 6-Core (Zen 4 with AMD 3D V-Cache Technology)

RAM: 192 GB DDR5 ECC

Drives: 2× 1.92 TB NVMe Gen 4

OS: Ubuntu (fresh installation)

Usage: MariaDB only

Traffic Level: High-performance, high-concurrency WordPress with lots of scheduled tasks and real-time queries.

I am looking only for freelancers with deep expertise in MariaDB performance tuning and server configuration for high-traffic, large-scale WordPress environments.

The task includes:

Optimized installation of MariaDB (latest stable)

Full tuning of configuration files (my.cnf, buffer sizes, InnoDB, connection limits, etc.)

OS-level tuning for MariaDB performance (disk I/O, swap, sysctl, etc.)

Optional: SSL setup for secure remote connections from the web server

Optional: Setting up proper monitoring/logging (e.g., slow query log, performance schema)

Please apply only if you have hands-on experience with similar setups at this scale or higher. My goal is to get the maximum performance out of this hardware for large-scale WordPress database operations.