1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/backup/mysql-backup.nix b/nixos/modules/services/backup/mysql-backup.nix
index 31d606b141a..9fca2100273 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/backup/mysql-backup.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/backup/mysql-backup.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ with lib;
 
 let
 
-  inherit (pkgs) mysql gzip;
+  inherit (pkgs) mariadb gzip;
 
   cfg = config.services.mysqlBackup;
   defaultUser = "mysqlbackup";
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ let
   '';
   backupDatabaseScript = db: ''
     dest="${cfg.location}/${db}.gz"
-    if ${mysql}/bin/mysqldump ${if cfg.singleTransaction then "--single-transaction" else ""} ${db} | ${gzip}/bin/gzip -c > $dest.tmp; then
+    if ${mariadb}/bin/mysqldump ${if cfg.singleTransaction then "--single-transaction" else ""} ${db} | ${gzip}/bin/gzip -c > $dest.tmp; then
       mv $dest.tmp $dest
       echo "Backed up to $dest"
     else
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ in
       };
 
       user = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
         default = defaultUser;
         description = ''
           User to be used to perform backup.
@@ -56,12 +57,14 @@ in
 
       databases = mkOption {
         default = [];
+        type = types.listOf types.str;
         description = ''
           List of database names to dump.
         '';
       };
 
       location = mkOption {
+        type = types.path;
         default = "/var/backup/mysql";
         description = ''
           Location to put the gzipped MySQL database dumps.
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ in
 
       singleTransaction = mkOption {
         default = false;
+        type = types.bool;
         description = ''
           Whether to create database dump in a single transaction
         '';