# Configure Discourse to use a separate PostgreSQL server

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-discourse-to-use-a-separate-postgresql-server/46375
**Category:** Self-Hosting
**Tags:** how-to
**Created:** [June 23, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-discourse-to-use-a-separate-postgresql-server/46375 "2016-06-23T23:48:02Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-discourse-to-use-a-separate-postgresql-server/46375/47 "2025-07-24T23:18:28Z")

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That is used by the Discourse AI core plugin, so you will need that if you are using it.

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