Stay on the MariaDB the panel installed, or plan the jump.
Hestia and DirectAdmin ship MariaDB. €55 an hour to decide the version and whether a second server is justified. A crashed instance is support, not consulting.
Panel version, major upgrade, one box or two
The panel update path decides the MariaDB major. We do not recommend a version the next Hestia upgrade will fight.
CustomBuild can change the database version and rewrite configs. Consulting says whether that button is safe for the PHP you have.
A second VPS for MariaDB costs more than it saves on one shop. We say no when the buffer pool and PHP still fit.
If the package is Oracle MySQL, this page is the wrong hour
Converting to MariaDB is a dump and a planned cut, recommended only when the panel wants it. Not as a performance idea.
€55. The upgrade, if you want it, is quoted after.
Minimum 1 hour. No root needed for the recommendation. Access only if you later ask for the change.
Panel offering a MariaDB upgrade you have not run?
Tell us Hestia or DirectAdmin, and the version. No password in the first message.