diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fb88f3334..a9821f13a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -43,10 +43,14 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         script:
-          - name: Basic
-            args: "database_engine=postgresql database_version=postgresql@14.1"
-          - name: Extended
-            args: "use_celery=y use_drf=y js_task_runner=Gulp database_engine=postgresql database_version=postgresql@14.1"
+          - name: Basic - Postgres
+            args: "database_engine=postgresql database_version='postgresql@14.1'"
+          - name: Extended - Postgres
+            args: "use_celery=y use_drf=y js_task_runner=Gulp database_engine=postgresql database_version='postgresql@14.1'"
+          - name: Basic - MySQL
+            args: "database_engine=mysql database_version='mysql@8.0.28'"
+          - name: Extended - MySQL
+            args: "use_celery=y use_drf=y js_task_runner=Gulp database_engine=mysql database_version='mysql@8.0.28'"
 
     name: "${{ matrix.script.name }} Docker"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index adb0f894d..70ff207a7 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def set_database_user(file_path: str, value: str, database_engine: str):
 def set_database_password(file_path: str, database_engine: str, value: str = None):
     database_password = set_flag(
         file_path,
-        f"!!!SET {database_engine.upper()}_USER!!!",
+        f"!!!SET {database_engine.upper()}_PASSWORD!!!",
         value=value,
         length=64,
         using_digits=True,
@@ -266,6 +266,18 @@ def set_database_password(file_path: str, database_engine: str, value: str = Non
     return database_password
 
 
+def set_mysql_root_password(file_path: str, database_engine: str, value: str = None):
+    database_root_password = set_flag(
+        file_path,
+        f"!!!SET {database_engine.upper()}_ROOT_PASSWORD!!!",
+        value=value,
+        length=74,
+        using_digits=True,
+        using_ascii_letters=True,
+    )
+    return database_root_password
+
+
 def get_database_env_path(env: str, database_engine: str):
     local_postgres_envs_path = os.path.join(".envs", ".local", ".postgres")
     production_postgres_envs_path = os.path.join(".envs", ".production", ".postgres")
@@ -345,6 +357,19 @@ def set_flags_in_envs(database_user, celery_flower_user, debug=False):
         value=DEBUG_VALUE if debug else None,
     )
 
+    if selected_database == "mysql":
+        set_mysql_root_password(
+            get_database_env_path(env="local", database_engine=selected_database),
+            database_engine=selected_database,
+            value=DEBUG_VALUE if debug else None,
+        )
+
+        set_mysql_root_password(
+            get_database_env_path(env="prod", database_engine=selected_database),
+            database_engine=selected_database,
+            value=DEBUG_VALUE if debug else None,
+        )
+
     set_celery_flower_user(local_django_envs_path, value=celery_flower_user)
     set_celery_flower_password(
         local_django_envs_path, value=DEBUG_VALUE if debug else None
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.local/.mysql b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.local/.mysql
index 765b69183..221c8e264 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.local/.mysql
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.local/.mysql
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ MYSQL_DATABASE={{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
 MYSQL_USER=!!!SET MYSQL_USER!!!
 MYSQL_PASSWORD=!!!SET MYSQL_PASSWORD!!!
 MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=!!!SET MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD!!!
-
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.local/.postgres b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.local/.postgres
index f190db8e6..7a11cb3ad 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.local/.postgres
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.local/.postgres
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 POSTGRES_HOST=postgres
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 POSTGRES_DB={{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
-POSTGRES_USER=!!!SET POSTGRES_USER!!!
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD=!!!SET POSTGRES_PASSWORD!!!
+POSTGRES_USER=!!!SET POSTGRESQL_USER!!!
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=!!!SET POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD!!!
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.production/.postgres b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.production/.postgres
index f190db8e6..7a11cb3ad 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.production/.postgres
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.envs/.production/.postgres
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 POSTGRES_HOST=postgres
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 POSTGRES_DB={{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
-POSTGRES_USER=!!!SET POSTGRES_USER!!!
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD=!!!SET POSTGRES_PASSWORD!!!
+POSTGRES_USER=!!!SET POSTGRESQL_USER!!!
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=!!!SET POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD!!!
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
index 6f1bb8b5e..c9c4bfc4d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   # dependencies for building Python packages
   build-essential \
+  {%- if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
   # psycopg2 dependencies
   libpq-dev \
+  {%- elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
+  # mysql dependency
+  default-libmysqlclient-dev \
+  {%- endif %}
   # cleaning up unused files
   && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
@@ -37,8 +42,13 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   # To run the Makefile
   make \
+  {%- if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
   # psycopg2 dependencies
   libpq-dev \
+  {%- elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
+  # mysql dependency
+  default-libmysqlclient-dev \
+  {%- endif %}
   # Translations dependencies
   gettext \
   # Uncomment below lines to enable Sphinx output to latex and pdf
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/entrypoint b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/entrypoint
index 109fcfdcc..52f535609 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/entrypoint
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/entrypoint
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export DATABASE_URL="postgres://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES
 {%- endif %}
 {%- if cookiecutter.database_engine == 'mysql' %}
 if [ -z "${MYSQL_USER}" ]; then
-    base_mysql_image_default_user='mysql'
+    base_mysql_image_default_user='root'
     export MYSQL_USER="${base_mysql_image_default_user}"
 fi
 export DATABASE_URL="mysql://${MYSQL_USER}:${MYSQL_PASSWORD}@${MYSQL_HOST}:${MYSQL_PORT}/${MYSQL_DATABASE}"
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/Dockerfile
index 71eabc804..65aa79ab9 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/Dockerfile
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ COPY ./compose/production/mysql/maintenance /usr/local/bin/maintenance
 RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/maintenance/*
 RUN mv /usr/local/bin/maintenance/* /usr/local/bin \
     && rmdir /usr/local/bin/maintenance
+
+COPY ./compose/production/mysql/init.sh /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
+RUN sed -i 's/\r$//g' /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sh
+RUN chown -R mysql:mysql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sh
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/init.sh b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/init.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6802e377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/mysql/init.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+initialize() {
+    {
+        mysql_note "Giving user ${MYSQL_USER} access to schema test_${MYSQL_DATABASE}"
+        docker_process_sql --database=mysql <<<"GRANT ALL ON \`test_${MYSQL_DATABASE//_/\\_}\`.* TO '$MYSQL_USER'@'%' ;"
+
+        # exporting dummy MYSQL_ONETIME_PASSWORD to avoid -> MYSQL_ONETIME_PASSWORD: unbound variable
+        export DUMMY_ONETIME_PASSWORD="$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"
+    } || {
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+docker_process_sql() {
+	if [ -n "$MYSQL_DATABASE" ]; then
+		set -- --database="$MYSQL_DATABASE" "$@"
+	fi
+
+	mysql --protocol=socket -uroot --password="${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}" -hlocalhost --socket="${SOCKET}" --comments "$@"
+}
+
+# logging functions
+mysql_log() {
+	local type="$1"; shift
+	# accept argument string or stdin
+	local text="$*"; if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then text="$(cat)"; fi
+	local dt; dt="$(date --rfc-3339=seconds)"
+	printf '%s [%s] [Entrypoint]: %s\n' "$dt" "$type" "$text"
+}
+
+mysql_note() {
+	mysql_log Note "$@"
+}
+
+until (initialize); do
+    >&2 echo 'Waiting for MYSQL to execute init'
+    sleep 1
+done