# External database ENV VARs not documented (external PG Port, external Redis ENV VARs)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-database-env-vars-not-documented-external-pg-port-external-redis-env-vars/90879
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**Created:** [6월 27, 2018, 3:19오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-database-env-vars-not-documented-external-pg-port-external-redis-env-vars/90879 "2018-06-27T15:19:44Z")
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#### Post date: [7월 8, 2019, 7:59오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-database-env-vars-not-documented-external-pg-port-external-redis-env-vars/90879/12 "2019-07-08T19:59:07Z")

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> [@vsoch](#):
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> Why can’t I run a production environment and use it for development?

Because it caches and pre-compiles a bunch of stuff that basically makes doing development impossible.

> [@vsoch](#):
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> I need a solution that doesn’t require me installing a database on my host.

The [Install Discourse for development using Docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-for-development-using-docker/102009) that I linked above does just that.

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