diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 4711ba5f..6db8e5f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,37 @@ jobs:
         # needed because the postgres container does not provide a healthcheck
         options: --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 5
 
+      mysql:
+        image: mysql:8.0
+        env:
+          MYSQL_DATABASE: "maglev_engine_test"
+          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "password"
+        ports:
+          - 3306:3306
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "mysqladmin ping"
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+
+      mariadb:
+        image: mariadb:11.8
+        env:
+          MARIADB_DATABASE: "maglev_engine_test"
+          MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: "password"
+        ports:
+          - 3307:3306
+        options: --health-cmd="healthcheck.sh --connect --innodb_initialized" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=3
+
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node: [20, 23]
-        gemfile: ["Gemfile.rails_7_0", "Gemfile.rails_7_2", "Gemfile"]
+        gemfile: ["Gemfile", "Gemfile.rails_7_0", "Gemfile.rails_7_2"]
+        database: [postgres, sqlite, mysql, mariadb]
+        exclude:
+        - gemfile: Gemfile.rails_7_0
+          database: mysql
+        - gemfile: Gemfile.rails_7_0
+          database: mariadb
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -41,17 +68,22 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           corepack enable
 
-      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node }}
+      - name: Use Node.js v23
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+          node-version: 23
           cache: yarn      
 
       - name: Install packages
         run: |
           yarn install
 
-      - name: Setup test database
+      - name: Run Javascript tests
+        run: yarn test
+
+      # === Postgresql 🐘 ===
+      - name: Setup test database (Postgresql) 🐘
+        if: ${{ matrix.database == 'postgres' }}
         env:
           BUNDLE_GEMFILE: ${{ matrix.gemfile }}
           RAILS_ENV: test
@@ -60,14 +92,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           bin/rails db:setup
 
-      - name: Run Rails tests
+      - name: Run Rails tests (Postgresql) 🐘
+        if: ${{ matrix.database == 'postgres' }}
         env:
           BUNDLE_GEMFILE: ${{ matrix.gemfile }}
           MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_USERNAME: "maglev"
           MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_PASSWORD: "password"
-        run: bundle exec rspec
+        run: bundle exec rspec      
 
-      - name: Setup test database (SQLite)
+      # === SQLite 🪽 ===
+      - name: Setup test database (SQLite) 🪽
+        if: ${{ matrix.database == 'sqlite' }}
         env:
           BUNDLE_GEMFILE: ${{ matrix.gemfile }}
           RAILS_ENV: test
@@ -79,21 +114,64 @@ jobs:
           cp spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.sqlite.rb spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.rb
           bin/rails db:setup
 
-      - name: Run Rails tests (SQLite)
+      - name: Run Rails tests (SQLite) 🪽
+        if: ${{ matrix.database == 'sqlite' }}
         env:
           BUNDLE_GEMFILE: ${{ matrix.gemfile }}
-          USE_SQLITE: true
+          USE_SQLITE: 1
         run: bundle exec rspec
 
-      - name: Cleanup DB schema files
+      # === MYSQL 🐬 ===
+      - name: Setup test database (MySQL) 🐬
+        if: ${{ matrix.database == 'mysql' }}
+        env:
+          BUNDLE_GEMFILE: ${{ matrix.gemfile }}
+          RAILS_ENV: test
+          USE_MYSQL: 1
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_HOST: "127.0.0.1"
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_USERNAME: "root"
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_PASSWORD: "password"
         run: |
-          cp spec/dummy/db/schema.pg.rb spec/dummy/db/schema.rb
-          cp spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.pg.rb spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.rb
-          rm -f spec/dummy/db/maglev_engine_test.sqlite3
-          rm -f spec/legacy_dummy/db/maglev_engine_test.sqlite3
+          cp spec/dummy/db/schema.mysql.rb spec/dummy/db/schema.rb
+          cp spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.mysql.rb spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.rb
+          bin/rails db:setup
 
-      - name: Run Javascript tests
-        run: yarn test
+      - name: Run Rails tests (MySQL) 🐬
+        if: ${{ matrix.database == 'mysql' }}
+        env:
+          BUNDLE_GEMFILE: ${{ matrix.gemfile }}
+          USE_MYSQL: 1
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_HOST: "127.0.0.1"   
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_USERNAME: "root"       
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_PASSWORD: "password"
+        run: bundle exec rspec
+
+      # === MariaDB 🦭===
+      - name: Setup test database (MariaDB) 🦭
+        if: ${{ matrix.database == 'mariadb' }}
+        env:
+          BUNDLE_GEMFILE: ${{ matrix.gemfile }}
+          RAILS_ENV: test
+          USE_MYSQL: 1
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_HOST: "127.0.0.1"   
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_PORT: 3307
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_USERNAME: "root"       
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_PASSWORD: "password"        
+        run: |
+          cp spec/dummy/db/schema.mariadb.rb spec/dummy/db/schema.rb
+          cp spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.mariadb.rb spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.rb
+          bin/rails db:setup
+
+      - name: Run Rails tests (MariaDB) 🦭
+        if: ${{ matrix.database == 'mariadb' }}
+        env:
+          BUNDLE_GEMFILE: ${{ matrix.gemfile }}
+          USE_MYSQL: 1
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_HOST: "127.0.0.1"   
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_PORT: 3307
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_USERNAME: "root"       
+          MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_PASSWORD: "password"
+        run: bundle exec rspec
 
       # NOTE: disabled because an error of eslint in the GH env
       # - name: Run Javascript linter
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 11e7ed5e..f2ed2328 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,5 +40,8 @@ bin/test
 spec/dummy/db/*.sqlite3
 spec/legacy_dummy/db/*.sqlite3
 
+docker-compose.yml
+db/mysql/init/01-init-databases.sql
+
 docs/
 TODO.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 69b5a9e5..1493e788 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ gem 'puma'
 # To use a debugger
 # gem 'byebug', group: [:development, :test]
 
-# Use SQLite/PostgreSQL for development and test
+# Use SQLite/PostgreSQL/MariaDB for development and test
+gem 'mysql2'
 gem 'pg', '~> 1.5.9'
 gem 'sqlite3'
 
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'annotaterb'
 
   gem 'rdoc', '>= 6.6.3.1'
+
+  gem 'dotenv'
 end
 
 group :test do
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f7642d91..2eff1495 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ GEM
     date (3.4.1)
     diff-lcs (1.5.1)
     docile (1.4.1)
+    dotenv (3.1.8)
     drb (2.2.3)
     dry-cli (1.2.0)
     erubi (1.13.0)
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ GEM
     mini_portile2 (2.8.9)
     minitest (5.25.5)
     mutex_m (0.3.0)
+    mysql2 (0.5.6)
     net-imap (0.5.8)
       date
       net-protocol
@@ -369,10 +371,12 @@ PLATFORMS
 DEPENDENCIES
   annotaterb
   bcrypt
+  dotenv
   factory_bot_rails (~> 6.2.0)
   generator_spec
   image_processing (~> 1.12.2)
   maglevcms!
+  mysql2
   nokogiri (>= 1.15.6)
   observer
   ostruct
diff --git a/Gemfile.rails_7_0 b/Gemfile.rails_7_0
index dbb5d106..181c31c1 100644
--- a/Gemfile.rails_7_0
+++ b/Gemfile.rails_7_0
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ gem 'puma'
 # Use SQLite/PostgreSQL for development and test
 gem 'pg', '~> 1.5.9'
 gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.4'
+gem 'mysql2', '~> 0.5.6'
 
 # Gems no longer be part of the default gems from Ruby 3.5.0
 gem 'observer'
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ gem 'bigdecimal'
 gem 'mutex_m'
 gem 'drb'
 gem 'fiddle'
+gem 'benchmark'
 
 group :development, :test do
   # Use SCSS for stylesheets
@@ -60,6 +62,10 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'generator_spec'
 
   gem 'nokogiri', '>= 1.13.10'
+
+  gem 'dotenv'
+
+  gem 'database_cleaner-active_record'
 end
 
 group :test do
diff --git a/Gemfile.rails_7_0.lock b/Gemfile.rails_7_0.lock
index 10f4bf07..6d838d75 100644
--- a/Gemfile.rails_7_0.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.rails_7_0.lock
@@ -80,13 +80,19 @@ GEM
     ast (2.4.2)
     base64 (0.2.0)
     bcrypt (3.1.20)
+    benchmark (0.4.1)
     bigdecimal (3.1.9)
     builder (3.3.0)
     concurrent-ruby (1.3.4)
     crass (1.0.6)
+    database_cleaner-active_record (2.2.2)
+      activerecord (>= 5.a)
+      database_cleaner-core (~> 2.0)
+    database_cleaner-core (2.0.1)
     date (3.4.0)
     diff-lcs (1.5.1)
     docile (1.4.1)
+    dotenv (3.1.8)
     drb (2.2.1)
     dry-cli (1.2.0)
     erubi (1.13.0)
@@ -141,6 +147,7 @@ GEM
     mini_portile2 (2.8.9)
     minitest (5.25.1)
     mutex_m (0.3.0)
+    mysql2 (0.5.6)
     net-imap (0.5.1)
       date
       net-protocol
@@ -302,7 +309,10 @@ PLATFORMS
 DEPENDENCIES
   base64
   bcrypt
+  benchmark
   bigdecimal
+  database_cleaner-active_record
+  dotenv
   drb
   factory_bot_rails (~> 6.2.0)
   fiddle
@@ -311,6 +321,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   maglevcms!
   mini_magick (~> 4.11)
   mutex_m
+  mysql2 (~> 0.5.6)
   nokogiri (>= 1.13.10)
   observer
   ostruct
diff --git a/Gemfile.rails_7_2 b/Gemfile.rails_7_2
index 62210536..01087ad6 100644
--- a/Gemfile.rails_7_2
+++ b/Gemfile.rails_7_2
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ gem 'puma'
 # Use SQLite/PostgreSQL for development and test
 gem 'pg', '~> 1.5.9'
 gem 'sqlite3'
+gem 'mysql2', '~> 0.5.6'
 
 # Gems no longer be part of the default gems from Ruby 3.5.0
 gem 'observer'
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'nokogiri', '>= 1.15.6'
 
   gem 'rdoc', '>= 6.6.3.1'
+
+  gem 'dotenv'
+
+  gem 'database_cleaner-active_record'
 end
 
 group :test do
diff --git a/Gemfile.rails_7_2.lock b/Gemfile.rails_7_2.lock
index e094a6ea..9ffc4d76 100644
--- a/Gemfile.rails_7_2.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.rails_7_2.lock
@@ -92,9 +92,14 @@ GEM
     concurrent-ruby (1.3.4)
     connection_pool (2.4.1)
     crass (1.0.6)
+    database_cleaner-active_record (2.2.2)
+      activerecord (>= 5.a)
+      database_cleaner-core (~> 2.0)
+    database_cleaner-core (2.0.1)
     date (3.4.0)
     diff-lcs (1.5.1)
     docile (1.4.1)
+    dotenv (3.1.8)
     drb (2.2.1)
     dry-cli (1.2.0)
     erubi (1.13.0)
@@ -151,6 +156,7 @@ GEM
     mini_portile2 (2.8.9)
     minitest (5.25.2)
     mutex_m (0.3.0)
+    mysql2 (0.5.6)
     net-imap (0.5.1)
       date
       net-protocol
@@ -343,10 +349,13 @@ PLATFORMS
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   bcrypt
+  database_cleaner-active_record
+  dotenv
   factory_bot_rails (~> 6.2.0)
   generator_spec
   image_processing (~> 1.12.2)
   maglevcms!
+  mysql2 (~> 0.5.6)
   nokogiri (>= 1.15.6)
   observer
   ostruct
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/maglev/translatable.rb b/app/models/concerns/maglev/translatable.rb
index a3e12511..dd0557c3 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/maglev/translatable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/maglev/translatable.rb
@@ -8,20 +8,38 @@ class UnavailableLocaleError < RuntimeError; end
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
     def translations_for(attr)
-      public_send("#{attr}_translations")
+      # With MySQL, there is no default value for JSON columns, so we need to check for nil
+      public_send("#{attr}_translations").presence || {}
     end
 
     def translate_attr_in(attr, locale, source_locale)
       translations_for(attr)[locale.to_s] ||= translations_for(attr)[source_locale.to_s]
     end
 
+    # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
     class_methods do
       def order_by_translated(attr, direction)
-        order(Arel.sql("#{attr}_translations->>'#{Maglev::I18n.current_locale}'") => direction)
+        order(translated_arel_attribute(attr, Maglev::I18n.current_locale) => direction)
+      end
+
+      def translated_arel_attribute(attr, locale)
+        return Arel.sql("#{attr}_translations->>'#{locale}'") unless mysql?
+
+        # MySQL and MariaDB JSON support 🤬🤬🤬
+        # Note: doesn't work with Rails 7.0.x
+        json_extract = Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new(
+          'json_extract',
+          [Arel::Nodes::SqlLiteral.new("#{attr}_translations"), Arel::Nodes.build_quoted("$.#{locale}")]
+        )
+        Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new('json_unquote', [json_extract])
       end
 
       def translates(*attributes, presence: false)
-        attributes.each { |attr| setup_accessors(attr) }
+        attributes.each do |attr|
+          # MariaDB doesn't support native JSON columns (longtext instead), we need to force it.
+          attribute("#{attr}_translations", :json) if respond_to?(:attribute)
+          setup_accessors(attr)
+        end
         add_presence_validator(attributes) if presence
       end
 
@@ -45,5 +63,6 @@ def setup_accessors(attr)
         define_method("default_#{attr}") { translations_for(attr)[Maglev::I18n.default_locale.to_s] }
       end
     end
+    # rubocop:enable Metrics/BlockLength
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/maglev/application_record.rb b/app/models/maglev/application_record.rb
index f6c87688..5422b446 100644
--- a/app/models/maglev/application_record.rb
+++ b/app/models/maglev/application_record.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,15 @@
 module Maglev
   class ApplicationRecord < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.abstract_class = true
+
+    def self.mysql?
+      connection.adapter_name.downcase == 'mysql2'
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def mysql?
+      self.class.mysql?
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/maglev/page/search_concern.rb b/app/models/maglev/page/search_concern.rb
index 865201a4..16fd0158 100644
--- a/app/models/maglev/page/search_concern.rb
+++ b/app/models/maglev/page/search_concern.rb
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ def search_path_clause(query, locale)
     end
 
     def search_title_node(locale)
-      Arel::Nodes::InfixOperation.new('->>',
-                                      arel_table[:title_translations],
-                                      Arel::Nodes.build_quoted(locale))
+      translated_arel_attribute(:title, locale)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/maglev/site.rb b/app/models/maglev/site.rb
index 778e7735..18539b1f 100644
--- a/app/models/maglev/site.rb
+++ b/app/models/maglev/site.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ class Site < ApplicationRecord
     include Maglev::SectionsConcern
     include Maglev::Translatable
 
+    ## force JSON columns for MariaDB ##
+    attribute :style, :json
+    attribute :sections_translations, :json
+
     ## translations ##
     translates :sections
 
diff --git a/app/models/maglev/site/locales_concern.rb b/app/models/maglev/site/locales_concern.rb
index 13b1d484..9b88722d 100644
--- a/app/models/maglev/site/locales_concern.rb
+++ b/app/models/maglev/site/locales_concern.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,8 @@ module Maglev::Site::LocalesConcern
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
   included do
-    ## serializers ##
-    if Rails::VERSION::MAJOR >= 8 || (Rails::VERSION::MAJOR >= 7 && Rails::VERSION::MINOR.positive?)
-      serialize :locales, coder: LocalesSerializer
-    else
-      serialize :locales, LocalesSerializer
-    end
+    ## custom column type ##
+    attribute :locales, :maglev_locales
 
     ## validation ##
     validates :locales, 'maglev/collection': true, length: { minimum: 1 }
@@ -42,15 +38,5 @@ def each_locale
       end
     end
   end
-
-  class LocalesSerializer
-    def self.dump(array)
-      (array || []).map(&:as_json)
-    end
-
-    def self.load(array)
-      (array || []).map { |attributes| Maglev::Site::Locale.new(**attributes.symbolize_keys) }
-    end
-  end
 end
 # rubocop:enable Style/ClassAndModuleChildren
diff --git a/app/services/maglev/fetch_style.rb b/app/services/maglev/fetch_style.rb
index 25047c7a..093a2a66 100644
--- a/app/services/maglev/fetch_style.rb
+++ b/app/services/maglev/fetch_style.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def build_style_value(setting)
     end
 
     def custom_value(setting)
-      value = site.style.find { |local_value| local_value['id'] == setting.id }
+      value = (site.style || []).find { |local_value| local_value['id'] == setting.id }
       value && value['type'] == setting.type ? value['value'] : setting.default
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/types/maglev/locales_type.rb b/app/types/maglev/locales_type.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1720f89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/types/maglev/locales_type.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Maglev
+  class LocalesType < ActiveRecord::Type::Json
+    def deserialize(value)
+      (super || []).map { |attributes| Maglev::Site::Locale.new(**attributes.symbolize_keys) }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/initializers/active_record_types.rb b/config/initializers/active_record_types.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4f466ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/active_record_types.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative '../../app/types/maglev/locales_type'
+
+ActiveRecord::Type.register(:maglev_locales, Maglev::LocalesType)
diff --git a/config/initializers/migration_patches.rb b/config/initializers/migration_patches.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd1c2856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/migration_patches.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module ActiveRecord
+  class Migration
+    def mysql?
+      connection.adapter_name.downcase == 'mysql2'
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20200831101942_create_maglev_section_content.rb b/db/migrate/20200831101942_create_maglev_section_content.rb
index d41c20c0..581bcfda 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20200831101942_create_maglev_section_content.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20200831101942_create_maglev_section_content.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ def change
     change_table :maglev_sites do |t|
       if t.respond_to? :jsonb
         t.jsonb :sections, default: []
+      elsif mysql?
+        t.json :sections # MySQL doesn't support default values for json columns
       else
         t.json :sections, default: []
       end
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ def change
     change_table :maglev_pages do |t|
       if t.respond_to? :jsonb
         t.jsonb :sections, default: []
+      elsif mysql?
+        t.json :sections # MySQL doesn't support default values for json columns
       else
         t.json :sections, default: []
       end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20210819092740_switch_to_localized_page_fields.rb b/db/migrate/20210819092740_switch_to_localized_page_fields.rb
index dac5ba4a..c08d21ee 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20210819092740_switch_to_localized_page_fields.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20210819092740_switch_to_localized_page_fields.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 class SwitchToLocalizedPageFields < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.1]
   def up
-    remove_columns :maglev_pages, :title, :seo_title, :meta_description
-
+    remove_column :maglev_pages, :title if column_exists?(:maglev_pages, :title)
+    remove_column :maglev_pages, :seo_title if column_exists?(:maglev_pages, :seo_title)
+    remove_column :maglev_pages, :meta_description if column_exists?(:maglev_pages, :meta_description)
+      
     change_table :maglev_pages do |t|
       if t.respond_to? :jsonb
         t.jsonb :title_translations, default: {}
         t.jsonb :seo_title_translations, default: {}
         t.jsonb :meta_description_translations, default: {}
+      elsif mysql?
+        t.json :title_translations
+        t.json :seo_title_translations
+        t.json :meta_description_translations
       else
         t.json :title_translations, default: {}
         t.json :seo_title_translations, default: {}
diff --git a/db/migrate/20211008064437_add_locales_to_sites.rb b/db/migrate/20211008064437_add_locales_to_sites.rb
index 083642df..c2338169 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20211008064437_add_locales_to_sites.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20211008064437_add_locales_to_sites.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ def change
     change_table :maglev_sites do |t|
       if t.respond_to? :jsonb
         t.jsonb :locales, default: []
+      elsif mysql?
+        t.json :locales # MySQL doesn't support default values for json columns
       else
         t.json :locales, default: []
       end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20211013210954_translate_section_content.rb b/db/migrate/20211013210954_translate_section_content.rb
index ecdc2567..0d23333d 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20211013210954_translate_section_content.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20211013210954_translate_section_content.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 class TranslateSectionContent < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.0]
   def change
-    remove_column :maglev_sites, :sections, :jsonb, default: []
-    remove_column :maglev_pages, :sections, :jsonb, default: []
+    remove_column :maglev_sites, :sections, :jsonb, default: [] if column_exists?(:maglev_sites, :sections)
+    remove_column :maglev_pages, :sections, :jsonb, default: [] if column_exists?(:maglev_pages, :sections)
 
     change_table :maglev_sites do |t|
       if t.respond_to? :jsonb
         t.jsonb :sections_translations, default: {}
+      elsif mysql?
+        t.json :sections_translations # MySQL doesn't support default values for json columns
       else
         t.json :sections_translations, default: {}
       end
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ def change
     change_table :maglev_pages do |t|
       if t.respond_to? :jsonb
         t.jsonb :sections_translations, default: {}
+      elsif mysql?
+        t.json :sections_translations # MySQL doesn't support default values for json columns
       else
         t.json :sections_translations, default: {}
       end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20211203224112_add_open_graph_tags_to_pages.rb b/db/migrate/20211203224112_add_open_graph_tags_to_pages.rb
index 2af44234..615f46b8 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20211203224112_add_open_graph_tags_to_pages.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20211203224112_add_open_graph_tags_to_pages.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ def change
         t.jsonb :og_title_translations, default: {}
         t.jsonb :og_description_translations, default: {}
         t.jsonb :og_image_url_translations, default: {}
+      elsif mysql?
+        t.json :og_title_translations
+        t.json :og_description_translations
+        t.json :og_image_url_translations
       else
         t.json :og_title_translations, default: {}
         t.json :og_description_translations, default: {}
diff --git a/db/migrate/20220612092235_add_style_to_sites.rb b/db/migrate/20220612092235_add_style_to_sites.rb
index 6a81df81..1d035c4c 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20220612092235_add_style_to_sites.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20220612092235_add_style_to_sites.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ def change
     change_table :maglev_sites do |t|
       if t.respond_to? :jsonb
         t.jsonb :style, default: []
+      elsif mysql?
+        t.json :style # MySQL doesn't support default values for json columns
       else
         t.json :style, default: []
       end
diff --git a/maglevcms.gemspec b/maglevcms.gemspec
index aeade60d..9743b240 100644
--- a/maglevcms.gemspec
+++ b/maglevcms.gemspec
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
     'MIT-LICENSE',
     'Rakefile',
     'README.md'
-  ]
+  ].reject { |f| f.start_with?('db/mysql') }
 
   spec.add_dependency 'jbuilder', '< 3', '>= 2'
   spec.add_dependency 'kaminari', '~> 1.2.1'
diff --git a/spec/dummy/config/boot.rb b/spec/dummy/config/boot.rb
index 6d2cba07..1e9b9192 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/config/boot.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/config/boot.rb
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@
 ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'] ||= File.expand_path('../../../Gemfile', __dir__)
 
 require 'bundler/setup' if File.exist?(ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'])
+
+require 'dotenv/load'
+
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path('../../../lib', __dir__)
diff --git a/spec/dummy/config/database.yml b/spec/dummy/config/database.yml
index 761b4835..f54a2daa 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/config/database.yml
+++ b/spec/dummy/config/database.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ default: &default
   adapter: sqlite3
   pool: <%= ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS") { 5 } %>
   timeout: 5000
+  <% elsif ENV['USE_MYSQL'] %>
+  adapter: mysql2
+  encoding: utf8mb4
+  collation: utf8mb4_unicode_ci
+  host: <%= ENV.fetch('MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_HOST') { 'localhost' } %>
+  username: <%= ENV.fetch('MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_USERNAME') { 'start' } %>
+  password: <%= ENV.fetch('MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_PASSWORD') { 'start' } %>
+  port: <%= ENV.fetch('MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_PORT') { '3306' } %>
+  pool: <%= ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS") { 5 } %>
   <% else %>
   adapter: postgresql
   encoding: unicode
diff --git a/spec/dummy/db/schema.mariadb.rb b/spec/dummy/db/schema.mariadb.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52322c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/dummy/db/schema.mariadb.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# This file is auto-generated from the current state of the database. Instead
+# of editing this file, please use the migrations feature of Active Record to
+# incrementally modify your database, and then regenerate this schema definition.
+#
+# This file is the source Rails uses to define your schema when running `bin/rails
+# db:schema:load`. When creating a new database, `bin/rails db:schema:load` tends to
+# be faster and is potentially less error prone than running all of your
+# migrations from scratch. Old migrations may fail to apply correctly if those
+# migrations use external dependencies or application code.
+#
+# It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
+
+ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 20_220_612_092_235) do
+  create_table 'accounts', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'email'
+    t.string 'password_digest'
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+  end
+
+  create_table 'active_storage_attachments', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'name', null: false
+    t.string 'record_type', null: false
+    t.bigint 'record_id', null: false
+    t.bigint 'blob_id', null: false
+    t.datetime 'created_at', precision: nil, null: false
+    t.index ['blob_id'], name: 'index_active_storage_attachments_on_blob_id'
+    t.index %w[record_type record_id name blob_id], name: 'index_active_storage_attachments_uniqueness',
+                                                    unique: true
+  end
+
+  create_table 'active_storage_blobs', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'key', null: false
+    t.string 'filename', null: false
+    t.string 'content_type'
+    t.text 'metadata'
+    t.bigint 'byte_size', null: false
+    t.string 'checksum', null: false
+    t.datetime 'created_at', precision: nil, null: false
+    t.string 'service_name', null: false
+    t.index ['key'], name: 'index_active_storage_blobs_on_key', unique: true
+  end
+
+  create_table 'active_storage_variant_records', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+                                                 force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.bigint 'blob_id', null: false
+    t.string 'variation_digest', null: false
+    t.index %w[blob_id variation_digest], name: 'index_active_storage_variant_records_uniqueness', unique: true
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_assets', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'filename'
+    t.string 'content_type'
+    t.integer 'width'
+    t.integer 'height'
+    t.integer 'byte_size'
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_page_paths', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.bigint 'maglev_page_id'
+    t.string 'locale', null: false
+    t.string 'value', null: false
+    t.boolean 'canonical', default: true
+    t.index %w[canonical locale value], name: 'canonical_speed'
+    t.index %w[canonical maglev_page_id locale], name: 'scoped_canonical_speed'
+    t.index ['maglev_page_id'], name: 'index_maglev_page_paths_on_maglev_page_id'
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_pages', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.boolean 'visible', default: true
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+    t.text 'title_translations', size: :long, default: '{}', collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.text 'seo_title_translations', size: :long, default: '{}', collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.text 'meta_description_translations', size: :long, default: '{}', collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.text 'sections_translations', size: :long, default: '{}', collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.integer 'lock_version'
+    t.text 'og_title_translations', size: :long, default: '{}', collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.text 'og_description_translations', size: :long, default: '{}', collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.text 'og_image_url_translations', size: :long, default: '{}', collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`meta_description_translations`)', name: 'meta_description_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`og_description_translations`)', name: 'og_description_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`og_image_url_translations`)', name: 'og_image_url_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`og_title_translations`)', name: 'og_title_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`sections_translations`)', name: 'sections_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`seo_title_translations`)', name: 'seo_title_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`title_translations`)', name: 'title_translations'
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_sites', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'name'
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+    t.text 'locales', size: :long, default: '[]', collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.text 'sections_translations', size: :long, default: '{}', collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.integer 'lock_version'
+    t.text 'style', size: :long, default: '[]', collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`locales`)', name: 'locales'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`sections_translations`)', name: 'sections_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`style`)', name: 'style'
+  end
+
+  create_table 'products', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'name'
+    t.string 'sku'
+    t.float 'price'
+    t.boolean 'sold_out', default: false
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+  end
+
+  add_foreign_key 'active_storage_attachments', 'active_storage_blobs', column: 'blob_id'
+  add_foreign_key 'active_storage_variant_records', 'active_storage_blobs', column: 'blob_id'
+end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/db/schema.mysql.rb b/spec/dummy/db/schema.mysql.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4025c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/dummy/db/schema.mysql.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# This file is auto-generated from the current state of the database. Instead
+# of editing this file, please use the migrations feature of Active Record to
+# incrementally modify your database, and then regenerate this schema definition.
+#
+# This file is the source Rails uses to define your schema when running `bin/rails
+# db:schema:load`. When creating a new database, `bin/rails db:schema:load` tends to
+# be faster and is potentially less error prone than running all of your
+# migrations from scratch. Old migrations may fail to apply correctly if those
+# migrations use external dependencies or application code.
+#
+# It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
+
+ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 20_220_612_092_235) do
+  create_table 'accounts', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'email'
+    t.string 'password_digest'
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+  end
+
+  create_table 'active_storage_attachments', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'name', null: false
+    t.string 'record_type', null: false
+    t.bigint 'record_id', null: false
+    t.bigint 'blob_id', null: false
+    t.datetime 'created_at', precision: nil, null: false
+    t.index ['blob_id'], name: 'index_active_storage_attachments_on_blob_id'
+    t.index %w[record_type record_id name blob_id], name: 'index_active_storage_attachments_uniqueness',
+                                                    unique: true
+  end
+
+  create_table 'active_storage_blobs', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'key', null: false
+    t.string 'filename', null: false
+    t.string 'content_type'
+    t.text 'metadata'
+    t.bigint 'byte_size', null: false
+    t.string 'checksum', null: false
+    t.datetime 'created_at', precision: nil, null: false
+    t.string 'service_name', null: false
+    t.index ['key'], name: 'index_active_storage_blobs_on_key', unique: true
+  end
+
+  create_table 'active_storage_variant_records', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+                                                 force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.bigint 'blob_id', null: false
+    t.string 'variation_digest', null: false
+    t.index %w[blob_id variation_digest], name: 'index_active_storage_variant_records_uniqueness', unique: true
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_assets', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'filename'
+    t.string 'content_type'
+    t.integer 'width'
+    t.integer 'height'
+    t.integer 'byte_size'
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_page_paths', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.bigint 'maglev_page_id'
+    t.string 'locale', null: false
+    t.string 'value', null: false
+    t.boolean 'canonical', default: true
+    t.index %w[canonical locale value], name: 'canonical_speed'
+    t.index %w[canonical maglev_page_id locale], name: 'scoped_canonical_speed'
+    t.index ['maglev_page_id'], name: 'index_maglev_page_paths_on_maglev_page_id'
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_pages', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.boolean 'visible', default: true
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+    t.json 'title_translations'
+    t.json 'seo_title_translations'
+    t.json 'meta_description_translations'
+    t.json 'sections_translations'
+    t.integer 'lock_version'
+    t.json 'og_title_translations'
+    t.json 'og_description_translations'
+    t.json 'og_image_url_translations'
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_sites', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'name'
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+    t.json 'locales'
+    t.json 'sections_translations'
+    t.integer 'lock_version'
+    t.json 'style'
+  end
+
+  create_table 'products', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'name'
+    t.string 'sku'
+    t.float 'price'
+    t.boolean 'sold_out', default: false
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+  end
+
+  add_foreign_key 'active_storage_attachments', 'active_storage_blobs', column: 'blob_id'
+  add_foreign_key 'active_storage_variant_records', 'active_storage_blobs', column: 'blob_id'
+end
diff --git a/spec/legacy_dummy/config/boot.rb b/spec/legacy_dummy/config/boot.rb
index 6d2cba07..1e9b9192 100644
--- a/spec/legacy_dummy/config/boot.rb
+++ b/spec/legacy_dummy/config/boot.rb
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@
 ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'] ||= File.expand_path('../../../Gemfile', __dir__)
 
 require 'bundler/setup' if File.exist?(ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'])
+
+require 'dotenv/load'
+
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path('../../../lib', __dir__)
diff --git a/spec/legacy_dummy/config/database.yml b/spec/legacy_dummy/config/database.yml
index 3dbd2eb2..ecb4bf34 100644
--- a/spec/legacy_dummy/config/database.yml
+++ b/spec/legacy_dummy/config/database.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ default: &default
   adapter: sqlite3
   pool: <%= ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS") { 5 } %>
   timeout: 5000
+  <% elsif ENV['USE_MYSQL'] %>
+  adapter: mysql2
+  encoding: utf8mb4
+  collation: utf8mb4_unicode_ci
+  host: <%= ENV.fetch('MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_HOST') { 'localhost' } %>
+  username: <%= ENV.fetch('MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_USERNAME') { 'start' } %>
+  password: <%= ENV.fetch('MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_PASSWORD') { 'start' } %>
+  port: <%= ENV.fetch('MAGLEV_APP_DATABASE_PORT') { '3306' } %>
+  pool: <%= ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS") { 5 } %>
   <% else %>
   adapter: postgresql
   encoding: unicode
diff --git a/spec/legacy_dummy/config/environments/test.rb b/spec/legacy_dummy/config/environments/test.rb
index 151eab39..e361f3da 100644
--- a/spec/legacy_dummy/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/spec/legacy_dummy/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,4 @@
 
   # Print deprecation notices to the stderr.
   config.active_support.deprecation = :stderr
-
-  # Raises error for missing translations.
-  # config.action_view.raise_on_missing_translations = true
 end
diff --git a/spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.mariadb.rb b/spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.mariadb.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be31467a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.mariadb.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# This file is auto-generated from the current state of the database. Instead
+# of editing this file, please use the migrations feature of Active Record to
+# incrementally modify your database, and then regenerate this schema definition.
+#
+# This file is the source Rails uses to define your schema when running `bin/rails
+# db:schema:load`. When creating a new database, `bin/rails db:schema:load` tends to
+# be faster and is potentially less error prone than running all of your
+# migrations from scratch. Old migrations may fail to apply correctly if those
+# migrations use external dependencies or application code.
+#
+# It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
+
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 20_220_612_092_235) do
+  create_table 'accounts', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'email'
+    t.string 'password_digest'
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+  end
+
+  create_table 'active_storage_attachments', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'name', null: false
+    t.string 'record_type', null: false
+    t.bigint 'record_id', null: false
+    t.bigint 'blob_id', null: false
+    t.datetime 'created_at', precision: nil, null: false
+    t.index ['blob_id'], name: 'index_active_storage_attachments_on_blob_id'
+    t.index %w[record_type record_id name blob_id], name: 'index_active_storage_attachments_uniqueness',
+                                                    unique: true
+  end
+
+  create_table 'active_storage_blobs', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'key', null: false
+    t.string 'filename', null: false
+    t.string 'content_type'
+    t.text 'metadata'
+    t.bigint 'byte_size', null: false
+    t.string 'checksum', null: false
+    t.datetime 'created_at', precision: nil, null: false
+    t.string 'service_name', null: false
+    t.index ['key'], name: 'index_active_storage_blobs_on_key', unique: true
+  end
+
+  create_table 'active_storage_variant_records', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+                                                 force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.bigint 'blob_id', null: false
+    t.string 'variation_digest', null: false
+    t.index %w[blob_id variation_digest], name: 'index_active_storage_variant_records_uniqueness', unique: true
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_assets', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'filename'
+    t.string 'content_type'
+    t.integer 'width'
+    t.integer 'height'
+    t.integer 'byte_size'
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_page_paths', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.bigint 'maglev_page_id'
+    t.string 'locale', null: false
+    t.string 'value', null: false
+    t.boolean 'canonical', default: true
+    t.index %w[canonical locale value], name: 'canonical_speed'
+    t.index %w[canonical maglev_page_id locale], name: 'scoped_canonical_speed'
+    t.index ['maglev_page_id'], name: 'index_maglev_page_paths_on_maglev_page_id'
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_pages', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.boolean 'visible', default: true
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+    t.text 'title_translations', size: :long, collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.text 'seo_title_translations', size: :long, collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.text 'meta_description_translations', size: :long, collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.text 'sections_translations', size: :long, collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.integer 'lock_version'
+    t.text 'og_title_translations', size: :long, collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.text 'og_description_translations', size: :long, collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.text 'og_image_url_translations', size: :long, collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`meta_description_translations`)', name: 'meta_description_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`og_description_translations`)', name: 'og_description_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`og_image_url_translations`)', name: 'og_image_url_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`og_title_translations`)', name: 'og_title_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`sections_translations`)', name: 'sections_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`seo_title_translations`)', name: 'seo_title_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`title_translations`)', name: 'title_translations'
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_sites', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'name'
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+    t.text 'locales', size: :long, collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.text 'sections_translations', size: :long, collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.integer 'lock_version'
+    t.text 'style', size: :long, collation: 'utf8mb4_bin'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`locales`)', name: 'locales'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`sections_translations`)', name: 'sections_translations'
+    t.check_constraint 'json_valid(`style`)', name: 'style'
+  end
+
+  create_table 'products', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'name'
+    t.string 'sku'
+    t.float 'price'
+    t.boolean 'sold_out', default: false
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+  end
+
+  add_foreign_key 'active_storage_attachments', 'active_storage_blobs', column: 'blob_id'
+  add_foreign_key 'active_storage_variant_records', 'active_storage_blobs', column: 'blob_id'
+end
diff --git a/spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.mysql.rb b/spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.mysql.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1fdd95d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/legacy_dummy/db/schema.mysql.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# This file is auto-generated from the current state of the database. Instead
+# of editing this file, please use the migrations feature of Active Record to
+# incrementally modify your database, and then regenerate this schema definition.
+#
+# This file is the source Rails uses to define your schema when running `bin/rails
+# db:schema:load`. When creating a new database, `bin/rails db:schema:load` tends to
+# be faster and is potentially less error prone than running all of your
+# migrations from scratch. Old migrations may fail to apply correctly if those
+# migrations use external dependencies or application code.
+#
+# It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
+
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 20_220_612_092_235) do
+  create_table 'accounts', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'email'
+    t.string 'password_digest'
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+  end
+
+  create_table 'active_storage_attachments', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'name', null: false
+    t.string 'record_type', null: false
+    t.bigint 'record_id', null: false
+    t.bigint 'blob_id', null: false
+    t.datetime 'created_at', precision: nil, null: false
+    t.index ['blob_id'], name: 'index_active_storage_attachments_on_blob_id'
+    t.index %w[record_type record_id name blob_id], name: 'index_active_storage_attachments_uniqueness',
+                                                    unique: true
+  end
+
+  create_table 'active_storage_blobs', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'key', null: false
+    t.string 'filename', null: false
+    t.string 'content_type'
+    t.text 'metadata'
+    t.bigint 'byte_size', null: false
+    t.string 'checksum', null: false
+    t.datetime 'created_at', precision: nil, null: false
+    t.string 'service_name', null: false
+    t.index ['key'], name: 'index_active_storage_blobs_on_key', unique: true
+  end
+
+  create_table 'active_storage_variant_records', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
+                                                 force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.bigint 'blob_id', null: false
+    t.string 'variation_digest', null: false
+    t.index %w[blob_id variation_digest], name: 'index_active_storage_variant_records_uniqueness', unique: true
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_assets', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'filename'
+    t.string 'content_type'
+    t.integer 'width'
+    t.integer 'height'
+    t.integer 'byte_size'
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_page_paths', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.bigint 'maglev_page_id'
+    t.string 'locale', null: false
+    t.string 'value', null: false
+    t.boolean 'canonical', default: true
+    t.index %w[canonical locale value], name: 'canonical_speed'
+    t.index %w[canonical maglev_page_id locale], name: 'scoped_canonical_speed'
+    t.index ['maglev_page_id'], name: 'index_maglev_page_paths_on_maglev_page_id'
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_pages', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.boolean 'visible', default: true
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+    t.json 'title_translations'
+    t.json 'seo_title_translations'
+    t.json 'meta_description_translations'
+    t.json 'sections_translations'
+    t.integer 'lock_version'
+    t.json 'og_title_translations'
+    t.json 'og_description_translations'
+    t.json 'og_image_url_translations'
+  end
+
+  create_table 'maglev_sites', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'name'
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+    t.json 'locales'
+    t.json 'sections_translations'
+    t.integer 'lock_version'
+    t.json 'style'
+  end
+
+  create_table 'products', charset: 'utf8mb4', collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string 'name'
+    t.string 'sku'
+    t.float 'price'
+    t.boolean 'sold_out', default: false
+    t.datetime 'created_at', null: false
+    t.datetime 'updated_at', null: false
+  end
+
+  add_foreign_key 'active_storage_attachments', 'active_storage_blobs', column: 'blob_id'
+  add_foreign_key 'active_storage_variant_records', 'active_storage_blobs', column: 'blob_id'
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/maglev/page_spec.rb b/spec/models/maglev/page_spec.rb
index 96fe9bf7..6883a70e 100644
--- a/spec/models/maglev/page_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/maglev/page_spec.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@
     expect(build(:page)).to be_valid
   end
 
+  describe 'JSON translation fields initialization' do
+    it 'initializes translation fields with empty hashes when nil' do
+      # Create a page without setting translation fields (simulating MySQL behavior)
+      page = described_class.new(title_translations: nil)
+      expect(page.title).to eq nil
+    end
+
+    it 'preserves existing translation values when not nil' do
+      existing_translations = { en: 'Test Title' }
+      page = described_class.new(title_translations: existing_translations)
+
+      expect(page.title_translations).to eq(existing_translations.stringify_keys)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#index?' do
     subject { page.index? }
 
diff --git a/spec/support/database_cleaner.rb b/spec/support/database_cleaner.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2081f72e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/database_cleaner.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+begin
+  require 'database_cleaner/active_record'
+
+  RSpec.configure do |config|
+    config.before(:suite) do
+      DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :transaction
+    end
+
+    config.around(:each) do |example|
+      DatabaseCleaner.cleaning do
+        example.run
+      end
+    end
+  end
+rescue LoadError
+  # DatabaseCleaner is not available
+end