This is pretty exciting!  MySQL now has its Connectors available to use with .NET Core.

For more details, please see Gabriel Valencia‘s September 7 blog on
MySql Connector NET for .NET Core 1.0.

Prior to this, I have been using Bradley Grainger‘s MySqlConnector.

It has served me well, but I believe it has been intended as a stopgap until MySQL has come out with its official version. The Nuget packages for MySQL Connector/NET 7.0.5 m4 Development Release is now available at:

• MySql.Data package. Compatible with .NET 4.5.1 and Core framework 1.0
• MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore. Compatible with .NET 4.5.1 and Core framework 1.0
• MySql.Web. Compatible with .NET 4.5.1
• MySql.Data.Entity Compatible with .NET 4.5.1

Check it out if you use MySQL as your data store!