# AdoNetHostingExtensions.UseAdoNetClustering(ISiloBuilder, Action<AdoNetClusteringSiloOptions>)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.clustering.adonet/orleans.hosting.adonethostingextensions/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.clustering.adonet/orleans.hosting.adonethostingextensions/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/AdoNet/Orleans.Clustering.AdoNet/AdoNetHostingExtensions.cs)

```csharp
public static ISiloBuilder UseAdoNetClustering(this ISiloBuilder builder, Action<AdoNetClusteringSiloOptions> configureOptions)
```

Configures this silo to use ADO.NET for clustering. Instructions on configuring your database are available at [http://aka.ms/orleans-sql-scripts](http://aka.ms/orleans-sql-scripts).

### Parameters

- `builder` (`ISiloBuilder`): The builder.
- `configureOptions` (`Action<AdoNetClusteringSiloOptions>`): The configuration delegate.

### Returns

The provided [ISiloBuilder](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.runtime/orleans.hosting.isilobuilder/).