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@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@ spring:
     password: admin
     driverClassName: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
 ```
+On some systems, it might be necessary to override hibernate's default naming strategy. The naming strategy must be set using spring.jpa.hibernate.naming.physical-strategy. 
+
+```yaml
+spring:
+  jpa:
+    hibernate.physical_naming_strategy: NAME_OF_PREFERRED_STRATEGY
+```
 
 ### PostgreSQL configuration