diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dfa8814..ba71f9e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,21 @@ None.
         password: similarly-secure-password
         priv: "example_db.*:ALL"
 
+
+## Mariadb usage
+
+    mysql_packages:
+      - mariadb
+      - mariadb-server
+      - mariadb-libs
+      - MySQL-python
+      - perl-DBD-MySQL
+    mysql_daemon: mariadb
+    mysql_socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
+    mysql_log_error: /var/log/mariadb/mariadb.log
+    mysql_syslog_tag: mariadb
+    mysql_pid_file: /var/run/mariadb/mariadb.pid
+
 ## License
 
 MIT / BSD
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 271393a..d8ad3a8 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
     mysql_packages: "{{ __mysql_packages | list }}"
   when: mysql_packages is not defined
 
+- name: Define mysql_daemon.
+  set_fact:
+    mysql_daemon: "{{ __mysql_daemon }} "
+  when: mysql_daemon is not defined
+
 # Setup/install tasks.
 - include: setup-RedHat.yml
   when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'