diff --git a/service/mariadb/README.md b/service/mariadb/README.md
index 3ed1fcd..0c55353 100644
--- a/service/mariadb/README.md
+++ b/service/mariadb/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ service-specific `example/example.env.template` file (if any exists). Running th
 simple a matter as running the aforementioned service, e.g.:
 
 ```
-sudo systemctl start mariadb-migrate@example 
+sudo systemctl start mariadb-migrate@example
 ```
 
 The systemd journal should provide evidence of execution and reference to any issues that may have occured.
diff --git a/service/mariadb/quadlet/mariadb.container b/service/mariadb/quadlet/mariadb.container
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5e7e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/mariadb/quadlet/mariadb.container
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=MariaDB SQL Database
+Wants=container-build@%N.service container-volume@%N.service
+After=container-build@%N.service container-volume@%N.service
+
+[Container]
+ContainerName=%N
+EnvironmentFile=%E/coreos-home-server/%N/%N.env
+HealthCmd=mariadb-admin -uroot -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD ping
+Image=localhost/%N:latest
+Network=internal
+Notify=true
+Volume=%N:/var/lib/mysql:z
+
+[Service]
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/service/mariadb/spec.bu b/service/mariadb/spec.bu
index ab33818..6a713db 100644
--- a/service/mariadb/spec.bu
+++ b/service/mariadb/spec.bu
@@ -6,7 +6,5 @@ storage:
       local: service/mariadb/
     - path: /etc/systemd/system
       local: service/mariadb/systemd/
-systemd:
-  units:
-    - name: mariadb.service
-      enabled: true
+    - path: /etc/containers/systemd
+      local: service/mariadb/quadlet/
diff --git a/service/mariadb/systemd/mariadb.service b/service/mariadb/systemd/mariadb.service
deleted file mode 100644
index c231eb3..0000000
--- a/service/mariadb/systemd/mariadb.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=MariaDB SQL Database
-Wants=container-build@%N.service container-volume@%N.service
-After=container-build@%N.service container-volume@%N.service
-
-[Service]
-Type=notify
-NotifyAccess=all
-SyslogIdentifier=%N
-Restart=on-failure
-Environment=PODMAN_SYSTEMD_UNIT=%n
-ExecStart=/bin/podman run --replace --name %N --net internal \
-                          --env-file %E/coreos-home-server/%N/%N.env \
-                          --volume %N:/var/lib/mysql:z \
-                          --health-cmd 'mariadb-admin -uroot -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD ping' \
-                          localhost/%N:latest
-ExecStop=/bin/podman stop --ignore --time 10 %N
-ExecStopPost=/bin/podman rm --ignore --force %N
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target