Why not Sakila? Creating a modern educational database for MariaDB

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This article introduces University DB, a modern teaching database designed for MariaDB 11.7 as an alternative to Sakila. The project uses newer SQL features such as JSON functions, CTEs, window functions, FULLTEXT search, and vector support to better match current database capabilities. It includes a structured university schema, seed data, Docker-based setup, and sample query levels for practice and learning. The project is open source and invites community contributions through GitHub issues and pull requests. It also provides a public online playground for running SQL exercises.

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