diff --git a/debezium-ingest-mysql/src/test/docker/mysql.cnf b/debezium-ingest-mysql/src/test/docker/mysql.cnf
index c1c03c1c6..ac668333e 100644
--- a/debezium-ingest-mysql/src/test/docker/mysql.cnf
+++ b/debezium-ingest-mysql/src/test/docker/mysql.cnf
@@ -30,3 +30,17 @@ symbolic-links=0
 log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log
 pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
 
+# ----------------------------------------------
+# Debezium ingest
+# ----------------------------------------------
+
+# Enable binary replication log and set the prefix, expiration, and log format.
+# The prefix is arbitrary, expiration can be short for integration tests but would
+# be longer on a production system. Row-level info is required for ingest to work.
+# Server ID is required, but this will vary on production systems
+server-id         = 112233
+log_bin           = mysql-bin
+expire_logs_days  = 1
+binlog_format     = row
+
+