diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de3f3881..1e1db90b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Pastebins are a type of online content storage service where users can store pla
 -   [x] Configurable ratelimiting, expiration, compression, etc.
 -   [x] Modern, JavaScript-free user interface
 -   [x] Syntax highlighting for all the most popular languages and Raw text mode
--   [x] SQLite and PostgreSQL Support
+-   [x] SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL Support
 -   [x] Basic Auth for private instances
 -   [ ] Password-protected encrypted pastes
 -   [ ] Paste collections
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ volumes:
 #### Manually
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> **Requires: [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads), [Go 1.22.4](https://go.dev/doc/install), [GNU Makefile](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/#download), and a SQLite database or [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/download/) [server](https://m.do.co/c/beaf675c3e00).**
+> **Requires: [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads), [Go 1.22.4](https://go.dev/doc/install), [GNU Makefile](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/#download), and a SQLite, MySQL, or [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/download/) [server](https://m.do.co/c/beaf675c3e00).**
 
 ```sh
 # Clone the Github repository
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ $ make spirit
 
 # Start Spacebin
 $ SPIRIT_CONNECTION_URI="sqlite://database.sqlite" ./bin/spirit # SQLite
+$ SPIRIT_CONNECTION_URI="mysql://<your instance URI>?parseTime=true" ./bin/spirit
 $ SPIRIT_CONNECTION_URI="postgres://<your PostgreSQL instance URI>" ./bin/spirit # PostgreSQL
 
 # Success! Spacebin is now available at port 9000 on your machine.
@@ -149,6 +150,8 @@ Spacebin supports two database formats: **SQLite** and **Postgres**
 -   For SQLite, use either the scheme `file://` or `sqlite://` and a file name.
     -   Example: `file://database.db`
 -   For PostgreSQL, use [the standard PostgreSQL URI format](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3582552/what-is-the-format-for-the-postgresql-connection-string-url#20722229).
+-   For MySQL, use the [DSN format](https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql?tab=readme-ov-file#dsn-data-source-name) prefixed with `mysql://` or `mariadb://`
+    -   You must set the `parseTime` option to true; append `?parseTime=true` to the end of the URI
 
 ### Usage
 
diff --git a/cmd/spacebin/main.go b/cmd/spacebin/main.go
index 4b2e8660..d073e5c0 100644
--- a/cmd/spacebin/main.go
+++ b/cmd/spacebin/main.go
@@ -61,29 +61,27 @@ func main() {
 	// Connect either to SQLite or PostgreSQL
 	switch uri.Scheme {
 	case "file", "sqlite":
-		sq, err := database.NewSQLite(uri.Host)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal().
-				Err(err).
-				Msg("Could not connect to database")
-		}
-		db = sq
-	case "postgresql":
-		pg, err := database.NewPostgres(uri.String())
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal().
-				Err(err).
-				Msg("Could not connect to database")
-		}
-		db = pg
+		db, err = database.NewSQLite(uri)
+	case "postgresql", "postgres":
+		db, err = database.NewPostgres(uri)
+	case "mysql", "mariadb":
+		db, err = database.NewMySQL(uri)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal().
+			Err(err).
+			Msg("Could not connect to database")
 	}
 
+	// Perform migrations
 	if err := db.Migrate(context.Background()); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal().
 			Err(err).
 			Msg("Failed migrations; Could not create DOCUMENTS tables.")
 	}
 
+	// Create a new server and register middleware, security headers, static files, and handlers
 	m := server.NewServer(&config.Config, db)
 
 	m.MountMiddleware()
@@ -95,11 +93,13 @@ func main() {
 
 	m.MountHandlers()
 
+	// Create the server on the specified host and port
 	srv := &http.Server{
 		Addr:    fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", config.Config.Host, config.Config.Port),
 		Handler: m.Router,
 	}
 
+	// Graceful shutdown
 	srvCtx, srvStopCtx := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	// Watch for OS signals
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8d73617a..4d7dca9d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20230301143203-a9d515a09cc2 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d37cd66c..4146f655 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 h1:FNf4tywRC1HmFuKW5xopWpigGjJKiJSV0Cqo0cJWDaA=
+filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:BxyFTGdWcka3PhytdK4V28tE5sGfRvvvRV7EaN4VDT4=
 github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2 v2.7.0 h1:QtqSACNS3tF7oasA8CU6A6sXZSBDqnm7RfpLl9bZqbE=
 github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2 v2.7.0/go.mod h1:Bze95FyfUr7x34QZrjL+XP+0qgp/zg8yS+TtBj1WA3k=
 github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.14.0 h1:R3+wzpnUArGcQz7fCETQBzO5n9IMNi13iIs46aU4V9E=
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ github.com/go-chi/httprate v0.14.1 h1:EKZHYEZ58Cg6hWcYzoZILsv7ppb46Wt4uQ738IRtpZ
 github.com/go-chi/httprate v0.14.1/go.mod h1:TUepLXaz/pCjmCtf/obgOQJ2Sz6rC8fSf5cAt5cnTt0=
 github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4 v4.3.0 h1:byhDUpfEwjsVQb1vBunvIjh2BHQ9ead57VkAEY4V+Es=
 github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:2NKgrcHl3z6cJs+3Oo940FPRiTzuqKbvfrL2RxCj6Ew=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 h1:LedoTUt/eveggdHS9qUFC1EFSa8bU2+1pZjSRpvNJ1Y=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1/go.mod h1:wEBSXgmK//2ZFJyE+qWnIsVGmvmEKlqwuVSjsCm7DZg=
 github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.0.4/go.mod h1:xhWf0FNVPg57R7Z0UbKHbJfkEywrmjJnf7w5xrFpKfA=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240409012703-83162a5b38cd h1:gbpYu9NMq8jhDVbvlGkMFWCjLFlqqEZjEmObmhUy6Vo=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240409012703-83162a5b38cd/go.mod h1:kf6iHlnVGwgKolg33glAes7Yg/8iWP8ukqeldJSO7jw=
diff --git a/internal/database/database_mysql.go b/internal/database/database_mysql.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b97392af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/database/database_mysql.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-2024 Luke Whritenour
+
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package database
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
+)
+
+type MySQL struct {
+	*sql.DB
+}
+
+func NewMySQL(uri *url.URL) (Database, error) {
+	_, uriTrimmed, _ := strings.Cut(uri.String(), uri.Scheme+"://")
+	db, err := sql.Open("mysql", uriTrimmed)
+
+	db.SetConnMaxLifetime(time.Minute * 3)
+	db.SetMaxOpenConns(10)
+	db.SetMaxIdleConns(10)
+
+	return &MySQL{db}, err
+}
+
+func (m *MySQL) Migrate(ctx context.Context) error {
+	_, err := m.Exec(`
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS documents (
+	id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY,
+	content TEXT NOT NULL,
+	created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+	updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+)`)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func (m *MySQL) GetDocument(ctx context.Context, id string) (Document, error) {
+	doc := new(Document)
+	row := m.QueryRow("SELECT * FROM documents WHERE id=?", id)
+	err := row.Scan(&doc.ID, &doc.Content, &doc.CreatedAt, &doc.UpdatedAt)
+
+	return *doc, err
+}
+
+func (m *MySQL) CreateDocument(ctx context.Context, id, content string) error {
+	tx, err := m.Begin()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = tx.Exec("INSERT INTO documents (id, content) VALUES (?, ?)",
+		id, content) // created_at and updated_at are auto-generated
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return tx.Commit()
+}
diff --git a/internal/database/database_pg.go b/internal/database/database_pg.go
index 3348eaf3..83ed2fd6 100644
--- a/internal/database/database_pg.go
+++ b/internal/database/database_pg.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package database
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"net/url"
 
 	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
 )
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ type Postgres struct {
 	*sql.DB
 }
 
-func NewPostgres(uri string) (Database, error) {
-	db, err := sql.Open("postgres", uri)
+func NewPostgres(uri *url.URL) (Database, error) {
+	db, err := sql.Open("postgres", uri.String())
 
 	return &Postgres{db}, err
 }
diff --git a/internal/database/database_sqlite.go b/internal/database/database_sqlite.go
index 2747c97d..288bbcf9 100644
--- a/internal/database/database_sqlite.go
+++ b/internal/database/database_sqlite.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package database
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"net/url"
 	"sync"
 
 	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ type SQLite struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 }
 
-func NewSQLite(filesath string) (Database, error) {
-	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", filesath)
+func NewSQLite(uri *url.URL) (Database, error) {
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", uri.Host)
 
 	return &SQLite{db, sync.RWMutex{}}, err
 }