diff --git a/pleskdistup/actions/systemd.py b/pleskdistup/actions/systemd.py
index 9509750..eb930e6 100644
--- a/pleskdistup/actions/systemd.py
+++ b/pleskdistup/actions/systemd.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "httpd.service",
             "mailman.service",
             "mariadb.service",
-            "mysqld.service",
             "named-chroot.service",
             "plesk-ext-monitoring-hcd.service",
             "plesk-ssh-terminal.service",
@@ -111,6 +110,11 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "plesk-ip-remapping.service",
         ]
 
+        # Once MariaDB has started, systemctl will not be able to control mysqld as a linked unit.
+        # Therefore, we should manage mysqld separately and only if MariaDB is not present
+        if "mariadb.service" not in self.plesk_systemd_services and systemd.is_service_startable("mysqld.service"):
+            self.plesk_systemd_services.append("mysqld.service")
+
         # We don't remove postfix service when remove it during qmail installation
         # so we should choose the right smtp service, otherwise they will conflict
         if systemd.is_service_startable("qmail.service"):
diff --git a/pleskdistup/common/src/leapp_configs.py b/pleskdistup/common/src/leapp_configs.py
index d53def8..74ed4f0 100644
--- a/pleskdistup/common/src/leapp_configs.py
+++ b/pleskdistup/common/src/leapp_configs.py
@@ -111,12 +111,24 @@ def _fix_postgresql_official_repository(to_change: str) -> str:
     return to_change
 
 
+def _fix_rackspace_epel_repository(to_change: str) -> str:
+    # The Rackspace EPEL repository for version 8 has a slightly different path, including 'Everything' in it
+    # Additionally, some repositories use '7Server' instead of 7.
+    # Therefore, we need to handle these cases specifically.
+    if "iad.mirror.rackspace.com/epel/7/" in to_change:
+        return to_change.replace("7", "8/Everything")
+    if "iad.mirror.rackspace.com/epel/7Server" in to_change:
+        return to_change.replace("7Server", "8/Everything")
+    return to_change
+
+
 def _do_url_replacement(url: typing.Optional[str]) -> typing.Optional[str]:
     return _do_replacement(url, [
         _fixup_old_php_urls,
         _fix_rackspace_repository,
         _fix_mariadb_repository,
         _fix_postgresql_official_repository,
+        _fix_rackspace_epel_repository,
         lambda to_change: to_change.replace("rpm-CentOS-7", "rpm-RedHat-el8"),
         lambda to_change: to_change.replace("CloudLinux-7", "CloudLinux-8"),
         lambda to_change: to_change.replace("cloudlinux/7", "cloudlinux/8"),
@@ -162,7 +174,7 @@ def is_repo_ok(
     return True
 
 
-def adopt_repositories(repofile: str, ignore: typing.Optional[typing.List[str]] = None) -> None:
+def adopt_repositories(repofile: str, ignore: typing.Optional[typing.List[str]] = None, keep_id: bool = False) -> None:
     if ignore is None:
         ignore = []
 
@@ -183,7 +195,9 @@ def adopt_repositories(repofile: str, ignore: typing.Optional[typing.List[str]]
 
             log.debug("Adopt repository with id '{id}' is extracted.".format(id=id))
 
-            id = _do_id_replacement(id)
+            if not keep_id:
+                id = _do_id_replacement(id)
+
             name = _do_name_replacement(name)
             if url is not None:
                 url = _do_url_replacement(url)
diff --git a/pleskdistup/common/tests/leapp_configs_tests.py b/pleskdistup/common/tests/leapp_configs_tests.py
index dc74bdb..6d5ad1d 100644
--- a/pleskdistup/common/tests/leapp_configs_tests.py
+++ b/pleskdistup/common/tests/leapp_configs_tests.py
@@ -415,6 +415,69 @@ def test_official_postgresql_mapping(self):
         self._perform_test({"pgdg-redhat-all.repo": postgresql_like_repos},
                            expected_postgresql_repos, expected_postgresql_mapping)
 
+    def test_rackspace_mapping(self):
+        mariadb_like_repos = """[epel]
+name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch
+baseurl=http://iad.mirror.rackspace.com/epel/7Server/x86_64/
+#metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-7&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
+failovermethod=priority
+enabled=1
+gpgcheck=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
+
+[epel-debuginfo]
+name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch - Debug
+baseurl=http://iad.mirror.rackspace.com/epel/7Server/x86_64/debug/
+#metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-debug-7&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
+failovermethod=priority
+enabled=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
+gpgcheck=1
+
+[epel-source]
+name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch - Source
+baseurl=http://iad.mirror.rackspace.com/epel/7Server/SRPMS/
+#metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-source-7&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
+failovermethod=priority
+enabled=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
+gpgcheck=1
+"""
+
+        expected_mariadb_repos = """[alma-epel]
+name=Alma Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - $basearch
+baseurl=http://iad.mirror.rackspace.com/epel/8/Everything/x86_64/
+#metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-7&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
+failovermethod=priority
+enabled=1
+gpgcheck=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
+[alma-epel-debuginfo]
+name=Alma Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - $basearch - Debug
+baseurl=http://iad.mirror.rackspace.com/epel/8/Everything/x86_64/debug/
+#metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-debug-7&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
+failovermethod=priority
+enabled=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
+gpgcheck=1
+[alma-epel-source]
+name=Alma Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - $basearch - Source
+baseurl=http://iad.mirror.rackspace.com/epel/8/Everything/SRPMS/
+#metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-source-7&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir
+failovermethod=priority
+enabled=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
+gpgcheck=1
+"""
+
+        expected_mariadb_mapping = """epel,alma-epel,alma-epel,all,all,x86_64,rpm,ga,ga
+epel-debuginfo,alma-epel-debuginfo,alma-epel-debuginfo,all,all,x86_64,rpm,ga,ga
+epel-source,alma-epel-source,alma-epel-source,all,all,x86_64,rpm,ga,ga
+"""
+
+        self._perform_test({"mariadb.repo": mariadb_like_repos},
+                           expected_mariadb_repos, expected_mariadb_mapping)
+
 
 class SetPackageRepositoryTests(unittest.TestCase):
     INITIAL_JSON = {