diff --git a/.env.docker b/.env.docker
index 1de3bcb2..eabe7ef7 100644
--- a/.env.docker
+++ b/.env.docker
@@ -8,17 +8,22 @@ ENV_TYPE=dev
 ALLOWED_HOSTS=localhost,127.0.0.1,backend
 DOMAIN_NAME=http://localhost:8000
 
-# Database (must match docker-compose db service)
-DBNAME=crm_db
-DBUSER=crm_user
-DBPASSWORD=crm_password
-DBHOST=db
+# Database
+DB_NAME=tradhoxcrm
+DBNAME=tradhoxcrm
+DB_USER=vignesh
+DBUSER=vignesh
+DB_PASSWORD=vignesh_secret_pass_2026
+DBPASSWORD=vignesh_secret_pass_2026
+DB_HOST=16.113.106.152
+DBHOST=16.113.106.152
+DB_PORT=5432
 DBPORT=5432
 
-# Postgres superuser (used by db service to create the database)
-POSTGRES_DB=crm_db
-POSTGRES_USER=postgres
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres_password
+# Postgres superuser (for postgres service if used)
+POSTGRES_DB=tradhoxcrm
+POSTGRES_USER=vignesh
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=vignesh_secret_pass_2026
 
 # Celery / Redis
 CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index 0cbe2b72..4fc590dd 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -21,10 +21,15 @@ AWS_SES_REGION_NAME=""
 AWS_SES_REGION_ENDPOINT=""
 
 # DB
-DBNAME="crm_db"
-DBUSER="postgres"
-DBPASSWORD="postgres"
-DBHOST="localhost"
+DB_HOST="16.113.106.152"
+DB_PORT="5432"
+DB_USER="vignesh"
+DB_PASSWORD="vignesh_secret_pass_2026"
+DB_NAME="tradhoxcrm"
+DBNAME="tradhoxcrm"
+DBUSER="vignesh"
+DBPASSWORD="vignesh_secret_pass_2026"
+DBHOST="16.113.106.152"
 DBPORT="5432"
 
 # Sentry (optional)
diff --git a/backend/crm/settings.py b/backend/crm/settings.py
index 449e4ce3..4e37f8e8 100644
--- a/backend/crm/settings.py
+++ b/backend/crm/settings.py
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE = int(os.environ.get("DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE", "10"))
 DATABASES = {
     "default": {
         "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql",
-        "NAME": os.environ.get("DBNAME", "crm_db"),
-        "USER": os.environ.get("DBUSER", "postgres"),
-        "PASSWORD": os.environ.get("DBPASSWORD", "postgres"),
-        "HOST": os.environ.get("DBHOST", "localhost"),
-        "PORT": os.environ.get("DBPORT", "5432"),
+        "NAME": os.environ.get("DB_NAME", os.environ.get("DBNAME", "tradhoxcrm")),
+        "USER": os.environ.get("DB_USER", os.environ.get("DBUSER", "vignesh")),
+        "PASSWORD": os.environ.get("DB_PASSWORD", os.environ.get("DBPASSWORD", "vignesh_secret_pass_2026")),
+        "HOST": os.environ.get("DB_HOST", os.environ.get("DBHOST", "16.113.106.152")),
+        "PORT": int(os.environ.get("DB_PORT", os.environ.get("DBPORT", "5432"))),
         # Django raises ImproperlyConfigured if this is non-zero alongside a
         # pool ("Pooling doesn't support persistent connections"). Keep it 0.
         "CONN_MAX_AGE": 0,
diff --git a/backend/crm/test_settings.py b/backend/crm/test_settings.py
index 42e3fd6b..554b3623 100644
--- a/backend/crm/test_settings.py
+++ b/backend/crm/test_settings.py
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 """
 Test settings for Django CRM backend.
 
-Uses SQLite in-memory database instead of PostgreSQL for fast, isolated tests.
-RLS (Row-Level Security) is PostgreSQL-only and is skipped on SQLite.
+Strictly PostgreSQL only.
 """
 
 from crm.settings import *  # noqa: F401, F403
 
 DATABASES = {
     "default": {
-        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
-        "NAME": ":memory:",
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql",
+        "NAME": os.environ.get("DB_NAME", os.environ.get("DBNAME", "tradhoxcrm")),
+        "USER": os.environ.get("DB_USER", os.environ.get("DBUSER", "vignesh")),
+        "PASSWORD": os.environ.get("DB_PASSWORD", os.environ.get("DBPASSWORD", "vignesh_secret_pass_2026")),
+        "HOST": os.environ.get("DB_HOST", os.environ.get("DBHOST", "16.113.106.152")),
+        "PORT": int(os.environ.get("DB_PORT", os.environ.get("DBPORT", "5432"))),
+        "CONN_MAX_AGE": 0,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/crm/test_settings_postgres.py b/backend/crm/test_settings_postgres.py
index 886de6f0..86438e1b 100644
--- a/backend/crm/test_settings_postgres.py
+++ b/backend/crm/test_settings_postgres.py
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ from crm.test_settings import *  # noqa: F401, F403
 DATABASES = {
     "default": {
         "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql",
-        "NAME": os.environ.get("DBNAME", "crm_db"),
-        "USER": os.environ.get("DBUSER", "postgres"),
-        "PASSWORD": os.environ.get("DBPASSWORD", "postgres"),
-        "HOST": os.environ.get("DBHOST", "localhost"),
-        "PORT": os.environ.get("DBPORT", "5432"),
+        "NAME": os.environ.get("DB_NAME", os.environ.get("DBNAME", "tradhoxcrm")),
+        "USER": os.environ.get("DB_USER", os.environ.get("DBUSER", "vignesh")),
+        "PASSWORD": os.environ.get("DB_PASSWORD", os.environ.get("DBPASSWORD", "vignesh_secret_pass_2026")),
+        "HOST": os.environ.get("DB_HOST", os.environ.get("DBHOST", "16.113.106.152")),
+        "PORT": int(os.environ.get("DB_PORT", os.environ.get("DBPORT", "5432"))),
         "CONN_MAX_AGE": 0,
     }
 }