QUAPE Joins the MariaDB Foundation as a Silver Sponsor

We are delighted to welcome QUAPE, a Singapore-based leader in high-performance hosting and IT infrastructure, as a Silver Sponsor of the MariaDB Foundation.

Founded in 2006, QUAPE provides enterprise-grade hosting solutions for businesses across Asia and beyond — from dedicated servers and VPS platforms to cybersecurity and custom software development. Their long-standing focus on reliability, speed, and scalable infrastructure mirrors the values we uphold within the MariaDB ecosystem.

One of the core responsibilities of the Foundation is to maintain and advance the MariaDB buildbot infrastructure: the continuous integration system that tests every change, validates every platform, and keeps MariaDB Server stable for millions of users worldwide.

The Onion framework – a new approach to Buildbot configuration

A framework that doesn’t make you cry.

Stay tuned to learn how you can get involved and contribute to the project!

If you don’t known what Buildbot is and what benefits it brings to MariaDB please check out this this quick introduction.

🤔 Just, why?

Over the years, the Buildbot project within MariaDB has undergone numerous transformations, constantly shaped by the requirements it needed to meet.

When I joined MariaDB in 2024, I was initially a bit overwhelmed by the complexity of the codebase, a complexity that later turned out to stem mainly from the intertwining of implementation details with the simple core principles of BuildBot, such as builders, factories, builds, and workers.

What we’ve developed in 2024

As Chief Development Officer of the MariaDB Foundation, I’ve worked to ensure that our development efforts focus where they matter most. On this final day of 2024, I want to reflect on the significant technical achievements we’ve accomplished and the collaborative processes that made them possible.

Our work this year has been driven by the goal of building a stronger, more engaged MariaDB community. By sharing our progress and learnings, I hope to provide insights that may inspire and support other open-source projects.

Finally, I’ll outline the Foundation’s vision for 2025 and how we plan to bring it to life.