How to install MySQL on MacOS Running M1/M2?

We can install MySQL server using Homebrew on any Computer which is running Apple M1/M2 chip.

First, we need have a Homebrew installed on your system and then we can install MySQL server Homebrew

Install MySQL

brew install mysql

Set Root Password*

I would suggest setting root password unless you are 100% sure that you are not going to store any sensitive/secrete information.

mysqladmin -u root password 'your-password-for-root-user'

Start MySQL using Brew Services

the following command will ensure that the MySQL server will start on each restart of your computer. if you do not want to start it manually.

brew services start mysql

If you do not want to start MySQL automatically, first you need to stop the MySQL brew service:

brew services stop mysql

Now you can Start of stop MySQL Server use following commands:

mysql.server start 

mysql.server stop 

Login to MySQL Server with Password

mysql -u root -p

Login to MySQL Server without Password

mysql -u root 

You can also use the GUI to access MySQL such as MySQL Workbench, Sequel Pro or the TablePlus