diff --git a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index beff16611..bd56f5816 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ create_db_database_mysql() {
 
     if [ -z ${DB_EXISTS} ]; then
         echo "** Database '${DB_SERVER_DBNAME}' does not exist. Creating..."
-        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin" 1>/dev/null
+        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin" 1>/dev/null
         # better solution?
         mysql_query "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DB_SERVER_DBNAME. * TO '${DB_SERVER_ZBX_USER}'@'%'" 1>/dev/null
     else
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBSocket" "${DB_SERVER_SOCKET}"
 
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "ProxyLocalBuffer" "${ZBX_PROXYLOCALBUFFER}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 5e0195f39..6f07ec43c 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ create_db_database_mysql() {
 
     if [ -z ${DB_EXISTS} ]; then
         echo "** Database '${DB_SERVER_DBNAME}' does not exist. Creating..."
-        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin" 1>/dev/null
+        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin" 1>/dev/null
         # better solution?
         mysql_query "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DB_SERVER_DBNAME. * TO '${DB_SERVER_ZBX_USER}'@'%'" 1>/dev/null
     else
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBSocket" "${DB_SERVER_SOCKET}"
 
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "ProxyLocalBuffer" "${ZBX_PROXYLOCALBUFFER}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 5e0195f39..6f07ec43c 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ create_db_database_mysql() {
 
     if [ -z ${DB_EXISTS} ]; then
         echo "** Database '${DB_SERVER_DBNAME}' does not exist. Creating..."
-        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin" 1>/dev/null
+        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin" 1>/dev/null
         # better solution?
         mysql_query "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DB_SERVER_DBNAME. * TO '${DB_SERVER_ZBX_USER}'@'%'" 1>/dev/null
     else
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBSocket" "${DB_SERVER_SOCKET}"
 
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "ProxyLocalBuffer" "${ZBX_PROXYLOCALBUFFER}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 25788e1fb..9afdfff02 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ create_db_database_mysql() {
 
     if [ -z ${DB_EXISTS} ]; then
         echo "** Database '${DB_SERVER_DBNAME}' does not exist. Creating..."
-        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin" 1>/dev/null
+        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin" 1>/dev/null
         # better solution?
         mysql_query "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DB_SERVER_DBNAME. * TO '${DB_SERVER_ZBX_USER}'@'%'" 1>/dev/null
     else
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBSocket" "${DB_SERVER_SOCKET}"
 
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "ProxyLocalBuffer" "${ZBX_PROXYLOCALBUFFER}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 05c808a97..2a1187627 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ create_db_database_mysql() {
 
     if [ -z ${DB_EXISTS} ]; then
         echo "** Database '${DB_SERVER_DBNAME}' does not exist. Creating..."
-        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin" 1>/dev/null
+        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin" 1>/dev/null
         # better solution?
         mysql_query "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DB_SERVER_DBNAME. * TO '${DB_SERVER_ZBX_USER}'@'%'" 1>/dev/null
     else
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBSocket" "${DB_SERVER_SOCKET}"
 
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "ProxyLocalBuffer" "${ZBX_PROXYLOCALBUFFER}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 3f6f087a8..7a1c02b4a 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ create_db_database_mysql() {
 
     if [ -z ${DB_EXISTS} ]; then
         echo "** Database '${DB_SERVER_DBNAME}' does not exist. Creating..."
-        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin" 1>/dev/null
+        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin" 1>/dev/null
         # better solution?
         mysql_query "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DB_SERVER_DBNAME. * TO '${DB_SERVER_ZBX_USER}'@'%'" 1>/dev/null
     else
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "StartReportWriters" "${ZBX_STARTREPORTWRITERS}"
     : ${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL:="http://zabbix-web-service:10053/report"}
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "WebServiceURL" "${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 4b05ba784..e5147abd7 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ create_db_database_mysql() {
 
     if [ -z ${DB_EXISTS} ]; then
         echo "** Database '${DB_SERVER_DBNAME}' does not exist. Creating..."
-        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin" 1>/dev/null
+        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin" 1>/dev/null
         # better solution?
         mysql_query "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DB_SERVER_DBNAME. * TO '${DB_SERVER_ZBX_USER}'@'%'" 1>/dev/null
     else
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "StartReportWriters" "${ZBX_STARTREPORTWRITERS}"
     : ${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL:="http://zabbix-web-service:10053/report"}
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "WebServiceURL" "${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 4b05ba784..e5147abd7 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ create_db_database_mysql() {
 
     if [ -z ${DB_EXISTS} ]; then
         echo "** Database '${DB_SERVER_DBNAME}' does not exist. Creating..."
-        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin" 1>/dev/null
+        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin" 1>/dev/null
         # better solution?
         mysql_query "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DB_SERVER_DBNAME. * TO '${DB_SERVER_ZBX_USER}'@'%'" 1>/dev/null
     else
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "StartReportWriters" "${ZBX_STARTREPORTWRITERS}"
     : ${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL:="http://zabbix-web-service:10053/report"}
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "WebServiceURL" "${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 4b05ba784..e5147abd7 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ create_db_database_mysql() {
 
     if [ -z ${DB_EXISTS} ]; then
         echo "** Database '${DB_SERVER_DBNAME}' does not exist. Creating..."
-        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin" 1>/dev/null
+        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin" 1>/dev/null
         # better solution?
         mysql_query "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DB_SERVER_DBNAME. * TO '${DB_SERVER_ZBX_USER}'@'%'" 1>/dev/null
     else
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "StartReportWriters" "${ZBX_STARTREPORTWRITERS}"
     : ${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL:="http://zabbix-web-service:10053/report"}
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "WebServiceURL" "${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 302b8f365..1c01cac3d 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ create_db_database_mysql() {
 
     if [ -z ${DB_EXISTS} ]; then
         echo "** Database '${DB_SERVER_DBNAME}' does not exist. Creating..."
-        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin" 1>/dev/null
+        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin" 1>/dev/null
         # better solution?
         mysql_query "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DB_SERVER_DBNAME. * TO '${DB_SERVER_ZBX_USER}'@'%'" 1>/dev/null
     else
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "StartReportWriters" "${ZBX_STARTREPORTWRITERS}"
     : ${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL:="http://zabbix-web-service:10053/report"}
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "WebServiceURL" "${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 4277d4ba4..69ad0d4ef 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "StartReportWriters" "${ZBX_STARTREPORTWRITERS}"
     : ${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL:="http://zabbix-web-service:10053/report"}
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "WebServiceURL" "${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 4277d4ba4..69ad0d4ef 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "StartReportWriters" "${ZBX_STARTREPORTWRITERS}"
     : ${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL:="http://zabbix-web-service:10053/report"}
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "WebServiceURL" "${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 4277d4ba4..69ad0d4ef 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "StartReportWriters" "${ZBX_STARTREPORTWRITERS}"
     : ${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL:="http://zabbix-web-service:10053/report"}
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "WebServiceURL" "${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 1ef4e3620..7ee209029 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-pgsql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ update_zbx_config() {
         update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "DBPassword" "${DB_SERVER_ZBX_PASS}"
     fi
 
+    update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "AllowUnsupportedDBVersions" "${ZBX_ALLOWUNSUPPORTEDDBVERSIONS}"
+
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "StartReportWriters" "${ZBX_STARTREPORTWRITERS}"
     : ${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL:="http://zabbix-web-service:10053/report"}
     update_config_var $ZBX_CONFIG "WebServiceURL" "${ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL}"
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/zabbix-appliance/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/zabbix-appliance/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 8c331bfed..03679b32f 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/zabbix-appliance/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/zabbix-appliance/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ configure_db_mysql() {
 
     nohup $MYSQLD --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --plugin-dir=/usr/lib/mysql/plugin \
             --log-output=none --pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/mysqld.pid \
-            --port=3306 --character-set-server=utf8 --collation-server=utf8_bin $mysql_user &
+            --port=3306 --character-set-server=utf8mb4 --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin $mysql_user &
 }
 
 prepare_system() {
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ create_db_database_mysql() {
 
     if [ -z ${DB_EXISTS} ]; then
         echo "** Database '${DB_SERVER_DBNAME}' does not exist. Creating..."
-        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin" 1>/dev/null
+        mysql_query "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin" 1>/dev/null
         # better solution?
         mysql_query "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DB_SERVER_DBNAME. * TO '${DB_SERVER_ZBX_USER}'@'%'" 1>/dev/null
     else
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_alpine_mysql_latest.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_alpine_mysql_latest.yaml
index f9360f96a..f1f726f4b 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_alpine_mysql_latest.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_alpine_mysql_latest.yaml
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ services:
   image: mysql:8.0
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
 #   - --require-secure-transport
 #   - --ssl-ca=/run/secrets/root-ca.pem
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_alpine_mysql_local.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_alpine_mysql_local.yaml
index d8eadeeb5..b1fd188c9 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_alpine_mysql_local.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_alpine_mysql_local.yaml
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ services:
   image: mysql:8.0
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
 #   - --require-secure-transport
 #   - --ssl-ca=/run/secrets/root-ca.pem
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_alpine_pgsql_latest.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_alpine_pgsql_latest.yaml
index 28eddb8d7..891b5a30b 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_alpine_pgsql_latest.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_alpine_pgsql_latest.yaml
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ services:
    - all
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
   volumes:
    - ./zbx_env/var/lib/mysql:/var/lib/mysql:rw
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_alpine_pgsql_local.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_alpine_pgsql_local.yaml
index 6e06aa72e..4bb23ae24 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_alpine_pgsql_local.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_alpine_pgsql_local.yaml
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ services:
    - all
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
   volumes:
    - ./zbx_env/var/lib/mysql:/var/lib/mysql:rw
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_centos_mysql_latest.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_centos_mysql_latest.yaml
index 34bbcdb0f..7c69d6035 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_centos_mysql_latest.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_centos_mysql_latest.yaml
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ services:
   image: mysql:8.0
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
 #   - --require-secure-transport
 #   - --ssl-ca=/run/secrets/root-ca.pem
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_centos_mysql_local.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_centos_mysql_local.yaml
index 4f444cd90..52b34de56 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_centos_mysql_local.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_centos_mysql_local.yaml
@@ -509,8 +509,8 @@ services:
   image: mysql:8.0
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
 #   - --require-secure-transport
 #   - --ssl-ca=/run/secrets/root-ca.pem
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_centos_pgsql_latest.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_centos_pgsql_latest.yaml
index 415e57eec..168b215c8 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_centos_pgsql_latest.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_centos_pgsql_latest.yaml
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ services:
    - all
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
   volumes:
    - ./zbx_env/var/lib/mysql:/var/lib/mysql:rw
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_centos_pgsql_local.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_centos_pgsql_local.yaml
index e503bb9cf..c60086f09 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_centos_pgsql_local.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_centos_pgsql_local.yaml
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ services:
    - all
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
   volumes:
    - ./zbx_env/var/lib/mysql:/var/lib/mysql:rw
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_ol_mysql_latest.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_ol_mysql_latest.yaml
index 73b440f9e..d69ff0a4b 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_ol_mysql_latest.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_ol_mysql_latest.yaml
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ services:
   image: mysql:8.0
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
 #   - --require-secure-transport
 #   - --ssl-ca=/run/secrets/root-ca.pem
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_ol_mysql_local.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_ol_mysql_local.yaml
index b4eb5c620..d028eefe1 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_ol_mysql_local.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_ol_mysql_local.yaml
@@ -509,8 +509,8 @@ services:
   image: mysql:8.0
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
 #   - --require-secure-transport
 #   - --ssl-ca=/run/secrets/root-ca.pem
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_ol_pgsql_latest.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_ol_pgsql_latest.yaml
index 0403c5bbc..7f97e63dd 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_ol_pgsql_latest.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_ol_pgsql_latest.yaml
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ services:
    - all
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
   volumes:
    - ./zbx_env/var/lib/mysql:/var/lib/mysql:rw
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_ol_pgsql_local.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_ol_pgsql_local.yaml
index 1e5914758..220a8d3dd 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_ol_pgsql_local.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_ol_pgsql_local.yaml
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ services:
    - all
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
   volumes:
    - ./zbx_env/var/lib/mysql:/var/lib/mysql:rw
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_mysql_latest.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_mysql_latest.yaml
index 25d6d5a66..36429839c 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_mysql_latest.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_mysql_latest.yaml
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ services:
   image: mysql:8.0
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
 #   - --require-secure-transport
 #   - --ssl-ca=/run/secrets/root-ca.pem
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_mysql_local.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_mysql_local.yaml
index be17309f0..374955216 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_mysql_local.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_mysql_local.yaml
@@ -503,8 +503,8 @@ services:
   image: mysql:8.0
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
 #   - --require-secure-transport
 #   - --ssl-ca=/run/secrets/root-ca.pem
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_pgsql_latest.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_pgsql_latest.yaml
index 746b24d44..721026132 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_pgsql_latest.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_pgsql_latest.yaml
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ services:
    - all
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
   volumes:
    - ./zbx_env/var/lib/mysql:/var/lib/mysql:rw
diff --git a/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_pgsql_local.yaml b/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_pgsql_local.yaml
index 50bab6a2a..05e0d2f67 100644
--- a/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_pgsql_local.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose_v3_ubuntu_pgsql_local.yaml
@@ -514,8 +514,8 @@ services:
    - all
   command:
    - mysqld
-   - --character-set-server=utf8
-   - --collation-server=utf8_bin
+   - --character-set-server=utf8mb4
+   - --collation-server=utf8mb4_bin
    - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
   volumes:
    - ./zbx_env/var/lib/mysql:/var/lib/mysql:rw