### Local Docker MySQL server setup

* Pull latest MySQL docker image
> `docker pull mysql:5.7`

+ Create a directory to mount volumes and persist container data
> `mkdir -p $HOME/docker/volumes/mysql5.7`

* Start the thing
> `docker run --rm --name mysql5.7-docker -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=mypassword -d -p 127.0.0.1:3306:3306 -v $HOME/docker/volumes/mysql5.7:/var/lib/mysql mysql:5.7`

* Connect to the database server
> `docker exec --tty --interactive mysql5.7-docker mysql -uroot -p`

* Restore a backup
> `docker exec --interactive mysql5.7-docker mysql -uroot -ppassword database < backup.sql`