---
title: "Enable multitenancy"
slug: "enable-multitenancy"
tags: ["How-to", "Site Administrator", "Totara Platform", "Video"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:00:58Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:00:58Z
canonical: "totara.help/enable-multitenancy"
---

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# Enable multitenancy

If you want to create multiple tenants on your Totara site you first need to enable multitenancy by following these steps:

1. Go to *Quick-access menu > Configure features > Shared services settings*.
2. Scroll down the page and tick the box alongside **Enable multitenancy support**.
3. Select **Save changes**.

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## Next steps

- [Add a tenant](/totara-20/docs/add-a-tenant)
- [Tenant settings](/totara-20/docs/tenant-settings)
- [Multitenancy use cases](/totara-20/docs/multitenancy-use-cases)

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_multitenancy(1).svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T06%3A09%3A03Z&se=2026-11-06T07%3A09%3A03Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=UGONXLHMtPXQ6CFkaoGkX4Zk6qQnmbBTltxI57Ehj68%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Multitenancy in Totara](https://totara.community/mod/page/view.php?id=22057). Here you can learn more on how to set up and use tenants, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

Join the [Totara Community](https://totara.community/) for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara.

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