diff --git a/platform/hosting/self-managed/bare-metal.mdx b/platform/hosting/self-managed/bare-metal.mdx
index fb1e573fb..878686dfa 100644
--- a/platform/hosting/self-managed/bare-metal.mdx
+++ b/platform/hosting/self-managed/bare-metal.mdx
@@ -17,20 +17,23 @@ Before you start deploying W&B, refer to the [reference architecture](/platform/
 ## MySQL database
 
 <Warning>
-W&B does not recommend using MySQL 5.7. If you are using MySQL 5.7, migrate to MySQL 8 for best compatibility with latest versions of W&B Server. The W&B Server currently only supports `MySQL 8` versions `8.0.28` and above.
+MySQL v8.0.x is required, v8.0.32 or newer; v8.0.44 or newer is recommended.
+Aurora MySQL 3.x are supported, must be v3.05.2 or newer.
 </Warning>
 
-Satisfy the conditions below if you run W&B Server MySQL 8.0 or when you upgrade from MySQL 5.7 to 8.0:
+Configure MySQL with these settings:
 
 ```
 binlog_format = 'ROW'
+binlog_row_image = 'MINIMAL'
+innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1
 innodb_online_alter_log_max_size = 268435456
+max_prepared_stmt_count = 1048576
+sort_buffer_size = '67108864'
 sync_binlog = 1
-innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1
-binlog_row_image = 'MINIMAL'
 ```
 
-Due to some changes in the way that MySQL 8.0 handles `sort_buffer_size`, you might need to update the `sort_buffer_size` parameter from its default value of `262144`. The recommendation is to set the value to `67108864` (64MiB) to ensure that MySQL works efficiently with W&B. MySQL supports this configuration starting with v8.0.28.
+These settings have been validated by W&B.
 
 ### Database considerations
 
diff --git a/platform/hosting/self-managed/ref-arch.mdx b/platform/hosting/self-managed/ref-arch.mdx
index b8b0df30a..7f3400f5a 100644
--- a/platform/hosting/self-managed/ref-arch.mdx
+++ b/platform/hosting/self-managed/ref-arch.mdx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ W&B requires object storage with pre-signed URL and CORS support, deployed in on
 | Software     | Minimum version                              |
 | ------------ | -------------------------------------------- |
 | Kubernetes   | v1.29                                        |
-| MySQL        | v8.0.x releases, must be v8.0.28 or newer|
+| MySQL        | v8.0.x is required, v8.0.32 or newer; v8.0.44 or newer is recommended.<br/>Aurora MySQL 3.x releases, must be v3.05.2 or newer  |
 | Redis        | v7.x                                         |
 
 ### Networking