@Michael Coffey The problem seems to be this: 2017-10-02T19:56:25.684428Z 0 [Note] Server hostname (bind-address): '127.0.0.1'; port: 3306 2017-10-02T19:56:25.684440Z 0 [Note] - '127.0.0.1' resolves to '127.0.0.1'; 2017-10-02T19:56:25.684464Z 0 [Note] Server socket created on IP: '127.0.0.1'. . Your MySQL is starting and listening only on "127.0.0.1" bind_addr. You should edit the "bind-address" attribute inside your "/etc/my.cnf" to make it bind on hostname or all listen address. bind-address=0.0.0.0 . https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/server-options.html If the address is 0.0.0.0 , the server accepts TCP/IP connections on all server host IPv4 interfaces. If the address is :: , the server accepts TCP/IP connections on all server host IPv4 and IPv6 interfaces. ... View more