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+# General notes
+
+Script for fast launch mysql/mariadb replication between two servers.
+Support only Master-Slave replication.
+
+## TODO
+
++ optionally for master-master replication
+
+# Launch replication
+
+- prepare configs in .my.cnf and .remote.my.cnf
+- create _config.sh and chose who is databases has replication
+- launch `start-replication.sh`
+
+You may use tee for intercept error to log like: `./start-replication.sh 2>&1 | tee -a replication.log`