New in Oracle 12c is the concept of pluggable databases. We will create one along with a user account for the Elastic Path system.

1. Open the DBCA Utility:

   cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin && ./dbca

2. Delete the default 'orcl' database:
   • Select "Delete Database" and click "Next".
   • Select "orcl" database (if not already selected) and click "Next".
   • Skip "Management Options" by clicking "Next", and then finally, click "Finish".
3. Re-create the database 'orcl' and specify a pluggable database name of 'eppdb':
   • Rerun the DBCA Utility.
   • Select "Create Database" and click "Next".
   • Fill in the following fields and use the default values for other fields not specified:

     Property	Value
     Global Database Name	orcl
     Administrative Password	<password>
     Create as Container Database
     Pluggable Database Name	eppdb

   • Click "Next" and then "Finish".
4. You can connect to the pluggable db, eppdb, by it's service name 'eppdb' and using a slash in the URL like:

   jdbc:oracle:thin:@<ip>:1521/eppdb