diff --git a/conf/mariadb/server.cnf b/conf/mariadb/server.cnf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a2e694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/mariadb/server.cnf
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+[server]
+
+[mysqld]
+# Optimized for Aether Dev (based on production Linode config)
+slow_query_log = ON
+long_query_time = 1
+expire_logs_days = 90
+max_binlog_size  = 512M
+max_connections = 500
+wait_timeout = 1800
+net_read_timeout = 900
+net_write_timeout = 900
+interactive_timeout = 1800
+connect_timeout = 90
+max_allowed_packet = 128M
+key_buffer_size = 64M
+
+# Buffer Settings
+join_buffer_size         = 16M
+read_buffer_size         = 4M
+read_rnd_buffer_size     = 8M
+sort_buffer_size         = 16M
+innodb_buffer_pool_size  = 512M
+innodb_sort_buffer_size  = 32M
+innodb_open_files        = 4096
+
+query_cache_type = ON
+query_cache_size = 32M
+query_cache_limit = 4M
+
+max_heap_table_size = 384M
+tmp_table_size = 384M
+table_open_cache = 4000
+
+[galera]
+
+[embedded]
+
+[mariadb]
+plugin_load_add = server_audit
+server_audit=FORCE_PLUS_PERMANENT
+server_audit_file_path=/var/log/mysql/mariadb-audit.log
+server_audit_logging=ON
+server_audit_events = 'CONNECT,TABLE'
+
+# skip-name-resolve helps significantly with Docker network overhead
+skip-name-resolve
+
+[mariadb-10.11]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 51d14be..5b8cf42 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ services:
             MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${AE_DB_PASSWORD}
         volumes:
             - ./srv/mariadb:/var/lib/mysql
+            - ./conf/mariadb/server.cnf:/etc/mysql/conf.d/server.cnf
         ports:
             - "3306:3306"