p>Set the <code>MYSQL_DB_HOST</code> and <code>MYSQL_DB_PORT</code> environment variables:</p><pre><code class=language-bash data-expandlinks=true data-repo=istio>$ export MYSQL_DB_HOST=&lt;your MySQL database host&gt;
$ export MYSQL_DB_PORT=&lt;your MySQL database port&gt;
</code></pre><p>In case of a local MySQL database with the default port, the values are <code>localhost</code> and <code>3306</code>, respectively.</p></li><li><p>To initialize the database, run the following command entering the passwor