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+Set these with your MariaDB info
+
+TS3DB_HOST
+TS3DB_PORT
+TS3DB_USER
+TS3DB_PASS
+TS3DB_NAME
+
+The desired version
+TS_VERSION=3.0.12.4
+
+Checksum checking can be disabled by setting CHECKSUM to ""
+CHECKSUM=6bb0e8c8974fa5739b90e1806687128342b3ab36510944f576942e67df7a1bd9
+
+In case you want 32 bit use x86
+ARCH=amd64