---
title: Define custom partitions
description: >
  Use the [`influxctl` CLI](/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/)
  to define custom partition strategies when creating a database or table.
menu:
  influxdb3_clustered:
    parent: Manage data partitioning
weight: 202
related:
  - /influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/database/create/
  - /influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/table/create/
source: /shared/v3-distributed-admin-custom-partitions/define-custom-partitions.md
---

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