# Proxysql proxysql-admin

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**Category:** Other MySQL® Questions\
**Created:** [September 19, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/proxysql-proxysql-admin/25282 "2023-09-19T15:31:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![stofa.kenida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@stofa.kenida](https://forums.percona.com/u/stofa.kenida)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/proxysql-proxysql-admin/25282/1 "2023-09-19T15:31:29Z")

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Hi There,

I’am wodering for wih purpose CLUSTER\_USERNAME user must be created in proxysql-admi tool.  
As far as i know, where proxysql is used and pxc-cluster is managed by proxysql, the mysql nodes are not awre about the presence of proxysql,  
Then, which data concerning proxysl are present in myql nodes ( a part monitor user ) anche which tasks sould be done in mysql nodes by using CLUSTER\_USERNAME.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![matthewb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/matthewb/32/34_2.png) [@matthewb](https://forums.percona.com/u/matthewb)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/proxysql-proxysql-admin/25282/2 "2023-09-19T17:20:18Z")

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CLUSTER\_USERNAME is used by the proxysql-admin tool to create the monitor user, and do other status checks.

You can view the full source of the proxysql-admin tool here:

> <https://github.com/percona/proxysql-admin-tool/blob/v2/proxysql-admin>

> [@stofa.kenida](#):
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> pxc-cluster is managed by proxysql, the mysql nodes are not awre about the presence of proxysql

Correct.