I was using Ignition 8.1 with MySQL on a MacBook with Intel CPU (2019) and Sequioa OS. When I upgraded to Tahoe, MySQL stopped working (specifically Workbench).
I now have a MacBook M5 running Tahoe, which supports Ignition 8.3. I cannot get MySQL, MariaDB, or PostGres to work. Is there a database that works on this platform that Ignition can work with?
Maybe consider using docker containers for your database.
For performance, is a native application preferred instead of Docker?
I never did the test, but i assume this is better than a virtual machine. It allows also to have multiple database server and multiple ignition gateway on the same machine.
What database do you use on MacBook M5?
Start by updating your workbench version, I suspect it being outdated. You may need to update the database itself too.
Direct on the OS, i don't. With docker i have postgrest or msql.
Given that you’re only ever doing dev on a laptop, just do it with docker. And use DBeaver as your front end for them all.
I tried fresh install of the latest MySQL, couldn't get it to work. As I said, the problem started with Tahoe
You did not specify the current version of your DB or if you tried the latest version.

What about the DB version?
From what i see on the MySQL website, the latest available option is 9.7 for the CE and seems to be compatible with MacOS 15 (Sequoia). I have A mini M4 a home, i will test it and keep you updated.