First, create the database with the shell command : mysqladmin create anemondb Second, launch the mysql command line interface : mysql and run this command to add anemonuser: GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,DROP ON `anemondb`.* TO `anemonuser`@localhost; Well, you finished the database and user creation. In server.conf, change the database_uri field : database_uri = \"mysql://anemonuser@localhost/anemondb\" Run the anemon database init tool : anemon-dbinit