# Can I create new database using flowable database configurations

**URL:** <https://forum.flowable.org/t/can-i-create-new-database-using-flowable-database-configurations/5102>\
**Category:** Flowable Engine\
**Created:** [December 18, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/can-i-create-new-database-using-flowable-database-configurations/5102 "2019-12-18T08:49:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![HarishArawala](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/harisharawala/32/3215_2.png) [@HarishArawala](https://forum.flowable.org/u/HarishArawala)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/can-i-create-new-database-using-flowable-database-configurations/5102/1 "2019-12-18T08:49:51Z")

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Hi Team,

We could able to configure existing database for flowable, Instead of existing database is it possible to create new database if database isn’t exist using the database configurations.

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**Author:** ![joram](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/joram/32/26_2.png) [@joram](https://forum.flowable.org/u/joram)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/can-i-create-new-database-using-flowable-database-configurations/5102/2 "2019-12-19T22:41:39Z")

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If you set the ‘databaseSchemaUpdate’ property to ‘true’ on the process engine config, the schema and all the tables will be created.

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**Author:** ![HarishArawala](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/harisharawala/32/3215_2.png) [@HarishArawala](https://forum.flowable.org/u/HarishArawala)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/can-i-create-new-database-using-flowable-database-configurations/5102/3 "2019-12-22T17:07:43Z")

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Thank you @joram, for your reply

Using ‘databaseSchemaUpdate’ we can create the schema/tables in the existing database. Is it possible to create a new database using flowable?

While configuring the database if we provide the database which is not existing, will flowable create the new database? Is there any way to create a new database using flowable.

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**Author:** ![joram](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/joram/32/26_2.png) [@joram](https://forum.flowable.org/u/joram)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/can-i-create-new-database-using-flowable-database-configurations/5102/4 "2020-01-06T21:03:59Z")

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> [@HarishArawala](#):
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> Using ‘databaseSchemaUpdate’ we can create the schema/tables in the existing database. Is it possible to create a new database using flowable?

No, Flowable doesn’t do that, as the way to do it is different for each different database . It would also mean the user connecting to the system can see/modify any data stored in the system (not just Flowable’s), which isn’t safe.