diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_database/linux_database_configuration.rst b/admin_manual/configuration_database/linux_database_configuration.rst
index 92f8797d0..db52cb869 100644
--- a/admin_manual/configuration_database/linux_database_configuration.rst
+++ b/admin_manual/configuration_database/linux_database_configuration.rst
@@ -161,6 +161,21 @@ In case of UTF8MB4 you will also find::
 
     "mysql.utf8mb4" => true,
 
+SSL for MySQL Database
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This just covers the SSL database configuration on the Nextcloud server. First you need to configure your database server accordingly.
+
+::
+
+  'dbdriveroptions' => [
+    \PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_KEY => '/../ssl-key.pem',
+    \PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CERT => '/../ssl-cert.pem',
+    \PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA => '/../ca-cert.pem',
+    \PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT => true,
+  ],
+  
+Adjust the paths to the pem files for your environment.
 
 PostgreSQL database
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^