Large replication topologies are quite common nowadays, and this kind of architecture often requires a quick method to rebuild a replica from another server. The Clone Plugin, available since MySQL 8.0.17, is a great feature that allows cloning databases out of the box. It is easy to rebuild a replica or to add new nodes [&]

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