diff --git a/mysqld_exporter/mysqld_exporter.my.cnf b/mysqld_exporter/mysqld_exporter.my.cnf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab49a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysqld_exporter/mysqld_exporter.my.cnf
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+[client]
+user=exporter
+password=exporter
+socket=/var/lib/mysqld/mysqld.sock