Select the Database tab of the Configuration page to configure the connection with the external database.

See Database requirements for details on the external database. 

Database URL

The IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the database host.

As explained in Database SSL certificate, the SSL certificate for the database host must include the IP address or FQDN of the host.

Mandatory: Yes.

Database Name

The name of the database

Mandatory: Yes.

Database username

The username for connecting with the database.

Mandatory: Yes.

Database password

The password for connecting with the database.

Mandatory: Yes.

Enable SSL mode for the PostgreSQL database

yes to enable SSL security in the database connection; no otherwise.

The no option is for testing environments only.

Mandatory: Yes.

CA Certificate(s)

The CA certificate chain for validating the database SSL certificate. Click Select Files to import each certificate file in PEM format and Base64 encoding.

As explained in Database SSL certificate, the SSL certificate for the database host must include the IP address or FQDN of the host.

Mandatory: When Enable SSL mode for the PostgreSQL database is yes.