Readyset Private on Azure VM: A Hands-On Guide to Caching Performance (MySQL Edition)

"What if scaling reads didn’t require replicas, rewrites, or added infrastructure complexity? This post walks you through running Readyset—a caching layer purpose-built for real-time SQL acceleration—on Azure VM with MySQL. In just a few commands, you'll launch a MySQL database, deploy Readyset, and witness query speeds drop from milliseconds to microseconds." Prerequisites Before we dive in, ensure you're authenticated with Azure and have a role that includes permission to: * Create Azure

Michael Virga

2025-04-28·6 min read