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title: Custom External Database
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sidebar_position: 2
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---
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Firezone uses [Postgresql DB](https://postgresql.org) as its primary data store.
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## Compatibility
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Firezone should work fine on Postgres versions 12 and above, but we recommend
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using the latest stable version whenever possible. If you find an issue with
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your particular version of Postgres, [please open a GitHub issue
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](https://github.com/firezone/firezone/issues).
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In general, Firezone should also work fine using external Postgres-based
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database services like Amazon RDS. See the [configuration
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](#configure-firezone-to-connect) section below for more information configuring
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Firezone with an external DB.
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:::warning
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Configuring Firezone to use an external database can be complicated and
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error-prone. We recommend using the bundled Postgres for Omnibus-based
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deployments or the official Postgres Docker image for Docker-based deployments
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if possible.
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:::
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:::info
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Need help deploying or maintaining Firezone with an external database? Consider
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[contacting us about our Enterprise Plan](/sales) for
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recommended configurations, white-glove deployment assistance, and more.
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:::
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## Configure Firezone to Connect
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<Tabs>
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<TabItem value="docker" label="Docker" default>
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The Firezone Docker image uses the following environment
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variables to connect to the DB (fields in bold required):
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| Name | Description | Format | Default |
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| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
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| **`DATABASE_ENCRYPTION_KEY`** | The base64-encoded symmetric encryption key used to encrypt and decrypt sensitive fields. | base64-encoded String | None -- must be generated on install |
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| `DATABASE_HOST` | Database host | IP or hostname | `postgres` |
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| `DATABASE_PORT` | Database port | Integer | `5432` |
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| `DATABASE_NAME` | Name of database | String | `firezone` |
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| `DATABASE_USER` | User | String | `postgres` |
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| `DATABASE_PASSWORD` | Password | String | `postgres` |
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| `DATABASE_POOL` | Size of the Firezone connection pool | Integer | `10` |
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| `DATABASE_SSL` | Whether to connect to the database over SSL | Boolean | `false` |
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| `DATABASE_SSL_OPTS` | Map of options to send to the `:ssl_opts` option when connecting over SSL. See [Ecto.Adapters.Postgres documentation](https://hexdocs.pm/ecto_sql/Ecto.Adapters.Postgres.html#module-connection-options) | JSON-encoded String | `{}` |
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| `DATABASE_PARAMETERS` | Map of parameters to send to the `:parameters` option when connecting to the database. See [Ecto.Adapters.Postgres documentation](https://hexdocs.pm/ecto_sql/Ecto.Adapters.Postgres.html#module-connection-options). | JSON-encoded String | `{}` |
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For more information, see the [environment variable reference
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](/docs/reference/env-vars/).
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:::note
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The official `postgres` docker image can be configured by setting
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environment variables for the container. See the Postgres image
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[documentation](https://hub.docker.com/_/postgres) for more details.
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:::
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="omnibus" label="Omnibus">
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The following configuration options are used to configure the bundled Postgres
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for Omnibus-based deployments:
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| Config Key | Description | Default |
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| ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
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| `default['firezone']['database']['user']` | Specifies the username Firezone will use to connect to the DB. | `node['firezone']['postgresql']['username']` |
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| `default['firezone']['database']['password']` | If using an external DB, specifies the password Firezone will use to connect to the DB. | `'change_me'` |
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| `default['firezone']['database']['name']` | Database that Firezone will use. Will be created if it doesn't exist. | `'firezone'` |
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| `default['firezone']['database']['host']` | Database host that Firezone will connect to. | `node['firezone']['postgresql']['listen_address']` |
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| `default['firezone']['database']['port']` | Database port that Firezone will connect to. | `node['firezone']['postgresql']['port']` |
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| `default['firezone']['database']['pool']` | Database pool size Firezone will use. | `[10, Etc.nprocessors].max` |
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| `default['firezone']['database']['ssl']` | Whether to connect to the database over SSL. | `false` |
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| `default['firezone']['database']['ssl_opts']` | Hash of options to send to the `:ssl_opts` option when connecting over SSL. See [Ecto.Adapters.Postgres documentation](https://hexdocs.pm/ecto_sql/Ecto.Adapters.Postgres.html#module-connection-options). | `{}` |
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| `default['firezone']['database']['parameters']` | Hash of parameters to send to the `:parameters` option when connecting to the database. See [Ecto.Adapters.Postgres documentation](https://hexdocs.pm/ecto_sql/Ecto.Adapters.Postgres.html#module-connection-options). | `{}` |
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| `default['firezone']['database']['extensions']` | Database extensions to enable. | `{ 'plpgsql' => true, 'pg_trgm' => true }` |
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For more details, see the [configuration file reference
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](/docs/reference/configuration-file/).
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</TabItem>
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</Tabs>
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