# 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:** [October 3, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-discourse-to-use-a-separate-postgresql-server/46375/57 "2026-10-03T09:27:50Z")

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You need to connect with a user that can install extensions. This varies per provider.

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