diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend/base/deployment.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend/base/deployment.yaml
index 30c80fa..cf933a7 100644
--- a/apps/nxtgauge-backend/base/deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-backend/base/deployment.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,56 @@ spec:
           ports:
             - containerPort: 2002
               name: http
+          env:
+            - name: DATABASE_HOST
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: nxtgauge-backend-secrets
+                  key: DATABASE_HOST
+            - name: DATABASE_PORT
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: nxtgauge-backend-secrets
+                  key: DATABASE_PORT
+            - name: DATABASE_USER
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: nxtgauge-backend-secrets
+                  key: DATABASE_USER
+            - name: DATABASE_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: nxtgauge-backend-secrets
+                  key: DATABASE_PASSWORD
+            - name: DATABASE_NAME
+              value: "nxtgauge"
+            - name: DATABASE_URL
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: nxtgauge-backend-secrets
+                  key: DATABASE_URL
+            - name: DB_HOST
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: nxtgauge-backend-secrets
+                  key: DATABASE_HOST
+            - name: DB_PORT
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: nxtgauge-backend-secrets
+                  key: DATABASE_PORT
+            - name: DB_USERNAME
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: nxtgauge-backend-secrets
+                  key: DATABASE_USER
+            - name: DB_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: nxtgauge-backend-secrets
+                  key: DATABASE_PASSWORD
+            - name: DB_NAME
+              value: "nxtgauge"
           envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
                 name: nxtgauge-backend-config