Upgrade from Mysql 8.x to MariDB 10.x not possible, what's next?

Issue

We've noticed that cPanel is installing MySQL 8 by-default on CloudLinux 8 installations. If you'd like to use MariaDB instead, this results in a conflict because migration from MySQL 8 to MariaDB 10.x is not supported/recommended due to a difference in system tables. 

Official article here:
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/upgrading-from-mysql-to-mariadb/

Additional information about incompatibilities:
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/incompatibilities-and-feature-differences-between-mariadb-105-and-mysql-80/#incompatibilities

Environment

• MySQL/MariaDB
• CloudLinux OS
• cPanel

Solution

For new servers, the best method would be to reinstall cPanel with MariaDB. To do so, proceed with the following steps:
1. Reinstall OS.

2. Create a file /root/cpanel_profile/cpanel.config

3. Add desired mariadb version to the file, for example:

mysql-version=10.3

4. Proceed with cPanel install:

cd /home && curl -o latest -L https://securedownloads.cpanel.net/latest && sh latest