This Quickstart guide explains how to install MySQL on a Vultr Ubuntu cloud server. The guide applies to Ubuntu 16.04 through Ubuntu 20.10 LTS. * Deploy a new [Ubuntu Vultr cloud server](https://www.vultr.com/servers/ubuntu) instance. * Follow our best practices guides: * [Create a sudo user](https://docs.vultr.com/how-to-use-sudo-on-a-vultr-cloud-server#create-a-sudo-user-on-debian--ubuntu). * [Update the Ubuntu server](https://docs.vultr.com/how-to-update-a-vultr-cloud-server#how-to-updat......