diff --git a/api/settings.py b/api/settings.py
index 25ff8f4..a840ecf 100644
--- a/api/settings.py
+++ b/api/settings.py
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get("SECRET_KEY")
+SECRET_KEY = os.getenv("SECRET_KEY")
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = os.environ.get("ENV") != "production"
+DEBUG = os.getenv("ENV") != "production"
 
 if DEBUG:
     ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["localhost", "127.0.0.1"]
@@ -84,13 +84,27 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = "api.wsgi.application"
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#databases
 
-DATABASES = {
+DEV_DATABASES = {
     "default": {
         "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
         "NAME": BASE_DIR / "db.sqlite3",
     }
 }
 
+PROD_DATABASES = {
+    "default": {
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql",
+        "NAME": os.getenv("POSTGRES_DB"),
+        "USER": os.getenv("POSTGRES_USER"),
+        "PASSWORD": os.getenv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD"),
+        "HOST": os.getenv("POSTGRES_HOST"),
+    },
+}
+
+if DEBUG:
+    DATABASES = DEV_DATABASES
+else:
+    DATABASES = PROD_DATABASES
 
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9421b31..4cee924 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "django-extensions>=3.2.3",
     "django-ninja>=1.3.0",
     "gunicorn>=23.0.0",
+    "psycopg[binary]>=3.2.5",
     "pydantic[email]>=2.10.6",
     "uvicorn>=0.34.0",
 ]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ed8b400..dfab4df 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ gunicorn==23.0.0
 h11==0.14.0
 idna==3.10
 packaging==24.2
+psycopg==3.2.5
+psycopg-binary==3.2.5
 pydantic==2.10.6
 pydantic-core==2.27.2
 sqlparse==0.5.3
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c43973c..cbfb00c 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
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 ]
 
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+version = "3.2.5"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
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+]
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+]
+
+[package.optional-dependencies]
+binary = [
+    { name = "psycopg-binary", marker = "implementation_name != 'pypy'" },
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "psycopg-binary"
+version = "3.2.5"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
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 [[package]]
 name = "pydantic"
 version = "2.10.6"
@@ -248,6 +283,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "django-extensions" },
     { name = "django-ninja" },
     { name = "gunicorn" },
+    { name = "psycopg", extra = ["binary"] },
     { name = "pydantic", extra = ["email"] },
     { name = "uvicorn" },
 ]
@@ -259,6 +295,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "django-extensions", specifier = ">=3.2.3" },
     { name = "django-ninja", specifier = ">=1.3.0" },
     { name = "gunicorn", specifier = ">=23.0.0" },
+    { name = "psycopg", extras = ["binary"], specifier = ">=3.2.5" },
     { name = "pydantic", extras = ["email"], specifier = ">=2.10.6" },
     { name = "uvicorn", specifier = ">=0.34.0" },
 ]