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+-- Run as root / admin user
+-- Usage: mysql -u root -p < create_db.sql
+
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS pops
+    CHARACTER SET utf8mb4
+    COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+
+CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'pops'@'%'
+    IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'changeme';
+
+GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON pops.* TO 'pops'@'%';
+
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;