diff --git a/src/config/database.config.ts b/src/config/database.config.ts
index e45c8e71..7a104dba 100644
--- a/src/config/database.config.ts
+++ b/src/config/database.config.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@ import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
 
 export const getDatabaseConfig = (configService: ConfigService): TypeOrmModuleOptions => ({
   type: 'postgres',
-  host: configService.get<string>('DB_HOST'),
-  port: configService.get<number>('DB_PORT'),
-  username: configService.get<string>('DB_USERNAME'),
-  password: configService.get<string>('DB_PASSWORD'),
-  database: configService.get<string>('DB_DATABASE'),
+
+  url: configService.get<string>('DATABASE_URL'),
+
   entities: [`${__dirname}/../**/*.entity{.ts,.js}`],
-  synchronize: false, // NEVER true in production
+  synchronize: false,
   logging: configService.get<string>('NODE_ENV') === 'development',
   migrations: [`${__dirname}/../migrations/*{.ts,.js}`],
-  migrationsRun: false, // Run migrations manually
+  migrationsRun: false,
+
+  ssl: true, // 👈 important
+  extra: {
+    ssl: {
+      rejectUnauthorized: false,
+    },
+  },
 });
diff --git a/src/ormconfig.ts b/src/ormconfig.ts
index f5bd3f56..30e1d7d9 100644
--- a/src/ormconfig.ts
+++ b/src/ormconfig.ts
@@ -10,17 +10,23 @@ const base = isProd ? 'dist' : 'src';
 
 const options: DataSourceOptions & SeederOptions = {
   type: 'postgres',
-  host: process.env.DB_HOST || 'localhost',
-  port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT ?? '5432', 10),
-  username: process.env.DB_USERNAME || 'postgres',
-  password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
-  database: process.env.DB_DATABASE,
+
+  url: process.env.DATABASE_URL, 
+
   entities: [`${base}/**/*.entity.${ext}`],
   migrations: [`${base}/database/migrations/*.${ext}`],
   synchronize: false,
   logging: !isProd,
+
   seeds: [`${base}/database/seeds/**/*.${ext}`],
   factories: [`${base}/database/factories/**/*.${ext}`],
+
+  ssl: true,
+  extra: {
+    ssl: {
+      rejectUnauthorized: false,
+    },
+  },
 };
 
-export default new DataSource(options);
\ No newline at end of file
+export default new DataSource(options);