# Query rules =\> ProxySQLv2 for Percona Xtradb Cluster 8.0.27

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/query-rules-proxysqlv2-for-percona-xtradb-cluster-8-0-27/16231>\
**Category:** ProxySQL\
**Tags:** mysql, percona\
**Created:** [June 21, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/query-rules-proxysqlv2-for-percona-xtradb-cluster-8-0-27/16231 "2022-06-21T07:38:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![AneeshBabu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/aneeshbabu/32/1393_2.png) [@AneeshBabu](https://forums.percona.com/u/AneeshBabu)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/query-rules-proxysqlv2-for-percona-xtradb-cluster-8-0-27/16231/1 "2022-06-21T07:38:02Z")

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Hi there,  
Is proxysqlv2 query rules are required for `Percona XtraDB Cluster 8.0.27`.

What is the best practice…?

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**Author:** ![Ivan\_Groenewold](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/ivan_groenewold/32/6299_2.png) [@Ivan\_Groenewold](https://forums.percona.com/u/Ivan_Groenewold)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/query-rules-proxysqlv2-for-percona-xtradb-cluster-8-0-27/16231/2 "2022-06-21T11:18:36Z")

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Hello, query rules are not strictly required. You can get by with host groups alone if your use case is simple. Check out [Redirecting](https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-xtradb-cluster/LATEST/howtos/proxysql.html#load-balancing-with-proxysql)

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Coburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/michael_coburn/32/18_2.png) [@Michael\_Coburn](https://forums.percona.com/u/Michael_Coburn)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/query-rules-proxysqlv2-for-percona-xtradb-cluster-8-0-27/16231/3 "2022-06-22T15:35:58Z")

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