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title: "Announcing MariaDB Connector/Node.js GA"
publish_date: 2019-02-01
updated_date: 2021-09-02
author: "MariaDB"
channel:
  - name: "Developer"
    url: "/resources/blog/channel/developer.md"
---

# Announcing MariaDB Connector/Node.js GA

Last month we introduced our new Node.js connector for MariaDB and we’re pleased to announce that it is now GA. This production-ready driver delivers [faster performance](https://staging-mdb.com/newsroom/press-releases/mariadb-and-node-js-connection-strengthens/) for developers building Node.js applications with MariaDB.

MariaDB Connector/Node.js is a non-blocking MariaDB client, 100 percent JavaScript and compatible with Node.js 6+. This connector also includes enhanced features like batching and Failover / load balancing via multi-node configuration.

Try it for yourself by [downloading](https://staging-mdb.com/downloads/#connectors) the Connector/Node.js. Sequelize 5.0.0 also includes support for the MariaDB driver in its beta release. And if you missed it, check out our [recent webinar](https://go.mariadb.com/GLBL-WBN_2018-12-18Node.jsconnector_Registration-LP-New.html) to get started building Node.js apps with the MariaDB connector (with and without ORM frameworks), and learn how to take advantage of modern SQL with JSON functions, temporal tables and more.

[Getting Started](https://staging-mdb.com/kb/en/library/getting-started-with-the-nodejs-connector/)

[Documentation](https://staging-mdb.com/kb/en/library/nodejs-connector/)

[Release Notes](https://staging-mdb.com/kb/en/library/mariadb-connector-nodejs-203-release-notes/)