diff --git a/dynamicweb2/settings.py b/dynamicweb2/settings.py
index 32dfb9f..d909def 100644
--- a/dynamicweb2/settings.py
+++ b/dynamicweb2/settings.py
@@ -100,13 +100,26 @@ TEMPLATES = [
 WSGI_APPLICATION = 'dynamicweb2.wsgi.application'
 
 
+def env(env_name):
+    env_name = os.environ.get(env_name) 
+    return env_name if env_name else '0'
+
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#databases
 
+DB_USER=env('POSTGRES_USER')
+DB_PASS=env('POSTGRES_PASSWORD')
+DB_HOST=env('POSTGRES_HOST')
+DB_NAME=env('POSTGRES_DB')
+
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
-        'NAME': 'app',
+        'NAME': DB_NAME,
+        'HOST': DB_HOST,
+        'PASSWORD': DB_PASS,
+        'USER': DB_USER,
+        'PORT': ''
     }
     # 'default': {
     #     'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
@@ -164,9 +177,6 @@ STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
 
 
-def env(env_name):
-    return os.environ.get(env_name)
-
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 SECRET_KEY = env('SECRET_KEY')