diff --git a/gmba_django/settings/development.py b/gmba_django/settings/development.py
index b9114a7..869ffde 100644
--- a/gmba_django/settings/development.py
+++ b/gmba_django/settings/development.py
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ DEBUG = True
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
+        'ENGINE': os.environ.get('SQL_ENGINE', 'django.db.backends.postgresql'),
+        'NAME': os.environ.get('POSTGRES_DB', 'app'),
+        'USER': os.environ.get('POSTGRES_USER', 'app'),
+        'PASSWORD': os.environ.get('POSTGRES_PASSWORD', ''),
+        'HOST': os.environ.get('SQL_HOST', 'localhost'),
+        'PORT': os.environ.get('SQL_PORT', ''),
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}