# Using a different domain

By default DDEV will create a local site using the directory where the DDEV configuration folder is located with `.ddev.site` appended.

If you want to use a different name, you can do so byssuing the command `ddev config --project-name=<name>`, or by setting the `name` property in `.ddev/config.yaml`.

See the [DDEV documentation] for further into.

[DDEV documentation]: https://ddev.readthedocs.io/en/stable/users/configuration/config/#name