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@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ This role installs MariaDB, including:
 
 ## Configuration
 
-Create a dictionary called `mysqld` and define your settings:
+Create a dictionary called `mysqld` and define your settings.
+You can use all upstream configuration items:
 ```YAML
 mysqld:
   bind_address: 0.0.0.0
@@ -15,11 +16,10 @@ mysqld:
   ...
 ```
 
-There are additional variables to configure automysqlbackup:
+## Backup
 
-| Varibles | Defaults | Notes |
-|--|--|--|
-| `automysqlbackup_backupdir` | `/var/lib/automysqlbackup` | Directory to save backups |
-| `automysqlbackup_dbhost` | `localhost` | Database host |
-| `automysqlbackup_mailaddr` | `root` | Mail address to send reports to |
-| `automysqlbackup_postbackup` | `/usr/local/bin/automysqlbackup_post_script` | Complete path to a post backup script |
+For daily backups we use automysqlbackup. You can configure it via the dict
+`automysqlbackup_config`. You can use every upstream configuration item in this dict.
+Just lowercase it. Note: You have to use _true_ and _yes_ as boolean values and you need to quote them.
+
+Have a look at `defaults/main.yml` for our defaults.