# How to put password as a AWS Parameter Store ARN in app.yml

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**Created:** [March 12, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-put-password-as-a-aws-parameter-store-arn-in-app-yml/299028 "2024-03-12T14:57:45Z")\
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Hello,  
I am running discourse setup in ec2 instance docker container. I am using external RDS Postgresql database. I want to pass on credentials as a ARN of parameter store in app.yml file. But seems like app.yml file interpreting ARN as a plain password.

Please suggest the correct way to pass on AWS ARN in app.yml file. My sample app.yml code is below:

```plaintext
DISCOURSE_DB_HOST: testrds.testingabcdkfd.eu-west-1.rds.amazonaws.com
  DISCOURSE_DB_NAME: dbname
  DISCOURSE_DB_USERNAME: dbusername
  DISCOURSE_DB_PASSWORD: arn:aws:ssm:us-west-1:121212121212:parameter/discourse-db-password

```

I also tried ARN with quotes but did not work.

Thanks in advance.

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