I am setting up a new PC with Zoron 18.1. I installed CQRLog and when first launched it crashes trying to create the first database.

I get the following error: "MySql could not be started, please check if MySql Server is installed properly." and "Error during connection to database: TMySQL57Connection : Server connect failed."

From the terminal this is what I get for a MySql Server Status:
mysql.service - MySQL Community Server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mysql.service; enabled; preset: en>
Active: active (running) since Sat 2026-05-02 05:04:16 EDT; 13h ago
Main PID: 18040 (mysqld)
Status: "Server is operational"
Tasks: 37 (limit: 38024)
Memory: 362.3M (peak: 377.4M)
CPU: 10min 11.018s
CGroup: /system.slice/mysql.service
└─18040 /usr/sbin/mysqld

And from the CQRLog error message here's the MySql Error Log:
2026-05-02T21:40:33.834307Z 0 [System] [MY-010116] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 8.0.45-0ubuntu0.24.04.1) starting as process 859494
2026-05-02T21:40:33.834941Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013242] [Server] --character-set-server: 'utf8' is currently an alias for the character set UTF8MB3, but will be an alias for UTF8MB4 in a future release. Please consider using UTF8MB4 in order to be unambiguous.
2026-05-02T21:40:33.834950Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013244] [Server] --collation-server: 'utf8mb3_bin' is a collation of the deprecated character set UTF8MB3. Please consider using UTF8MB4 with an appropriate collation instead.
2026-05-02T21:40:33.836808Z 0 [Warning] [MY-010075] [Server] No existing UUID has been found, so we assume that this is the first time that this server has been started. Generating a new UUID: 8c8a0cd3-466f-11f1-ad68-345a60feebeb.
2026-05-02T21:40:33.839376Z 1 [ERROR] [MY-011011] [Server] Failed to find valid data directory.
2026-05-02T21:40:33.839476Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010020] [Server] Data Dictionary initialization failed.
2026-05-02T21:40:33.839492Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010119] [Server] Aborting
2026-05-02T21:40:33.839804Z 0 [System] [MY-010910] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete (mysqld 8.0.45-0ubuntu0.24.04.1) (Ubuntu).
2026-05-02T22:01:20.536737Z 0 [System] [MY-010116] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 8.0.45-0ubuntu0.24.04.1) starting as process 887975
2026-05-02T22:01:20.537258Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013242] [Server] --character-set-server: 'utf8' is currently an alias for the character set UTF8MB3, but will be an alias for UTF8MB4 in a future release. Please consider using UTF8MB4 in order to be unambiguous.
2026-05-02T22:01:20.537262Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013244] [Server] --collation-server: 'utf8mb3_bin' is a collation of the deprecated character set UTF8MB3. Please consider using UTF8MB4 with an appropriate collation instead.
2026-05-02T22:01:20.540096Z 1 [ERROR] [MY-011011] [Server] Failed to find valid data directory.
2026-05-02T22:01:20.540189Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010020] [Server] Data Dictionary initialization failed.
2026-05-02T22:01:20.540209Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010119] [Server] Aborting
2026-05-02T22:01:20.540502Z 0 [System] [MY-010910] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete (mysqld 8.0.45-0ubuntu0.24.04.1) (Ubuntu).

I could use some help understanding the error log and how do I go about trouble shooting this?

Thanks!
Tom G.
NE1NH