diff --git a/CineSync/CineSync/settings.py b/CineSync/CineSync/settings.py
index c4a0f09..0572f12 100644
--- a/CineSync/CineSync/settings.py
+++ b/CineSync/CineSync/settings.py
@@ -84,8 +84,12 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'CineSync.wsgi.application'
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
+        'NAME': os.getenv('DJANGO_DB_NAME', default='cinesync_db'),
+        'USER': os.getenv('DJANGO_DB_USER', default='cinesync'),
+        'PASSWORD': os.getenv('DJANGO_DB_PASSWORD'),
+        'HOST': os.getenv('DJANGO_DB_HOST', default='localhost'),
+        'PORT': os.getenv('DJANGO_DB_PORT', default='5432'),
     },
 }