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# Custom Database Names {#custom-database-names}

To set a specific database name for a tenant, set the `_tenancy_db_name` key in the tenant's storage.

You should do this during the tenant creation process, to make sure the right database name is used during database creation.

```php
use Stancl\Tenancy\Tenant;

Tenant::create('example.com', [
    '_tenancy_db_name' => 'example_com'
])
```