diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 9941223..507daa7 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ services:
         container_name: "snipeit-snipeit-${CONTEXT}"
         networks:
             snipeit-default:
+        links:
+            - "mysql:${MYSQL_ALIAS_DNS_NAME}"
         profiles: ["full", "snipeit"]
         ulimits:
             nproc: ${ULIMIT_NPROC:-65535}
diff --git a/env/fqdn_context.env.example b/env/fqdn_context.env.example
index 826c9b2..12a7e0b 100644
--- a/env/fqdn_context.env.example
+++ b/env/fqdn_context.env.example
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ MAIL_ENV_PASSWORD=my-mail-env-password
 MAIL_ENV_USERNAME=mail@example.com
 MAIL_PORT_587_TCP_ADDR=smtp.example.com
 MAIL_PORT_587_TCP_PORT=587
+MYSQL_ALIAS_DNS_NAME=db.fully.qualified.domain.name
 MYSQL_DATABASE=snipeit
 MYSQL_PASSWORD=my-mysql-user-password
 MYSQL_PORT=61001