diff --git a/kubernetes/configmap.yml b/kubernetes/configmap.yml
index 077dd82..381a52a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/configmap.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/configmap.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ data:
   K8S_SERVICE_NAME: ai-ha-elixir-headless
   RELEASE_COOKIE: elixir_ai_cluster_cookie
   PHX_HOST: ai-ha.alexmickelson.guru
-  DATABASE_URL: ecto://elixir_ai:elixir_ai@postgres-service.postgres/elixir_ai
+  DATABASE_URL: ecto://elixir_ai:elixir_ai@postgres/elixir_ai
   AI_RESPONSES_ENDPOINT: http://ai-snow.reindeer-pinecone.ts.net:9292/v1/chat/completions
   AI_MODEL: gpt-oss-120b
diff --git a/kubernetes/db.yml b/kubernetes/db.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1485f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/db.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: postgres
+  namespace: ai-ha-elixir
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: postgres
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: postgres
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: postgres
+          image: postgres:16
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 5432
+          env:
+            - name: POSTGRES_USER
+              value: "elixir_ai"
+            - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+              value: "elixir_ai"
+            - name: POSTGRES_DB
+              value: "elixir_ai"
+          readinessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command: ["pg_isready", "-U", "elixir_ai"]
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 5
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              memory: "128Mi"
+              cpu: "100m"
+            limits:
+              memory: "512Mi"
+              cpu: "500m"
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: postgres
+  namespace: ai-ha-elixir
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: postgres
+  ports:
+    - port: 5432
+      targetPort: 5432
diff --git a/kubernetes/services.yml b/kubernetes/services.yml
index 207309d..93cdb5c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/services.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/services.yml
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ spec:
   ports:
     - name: http
       port: 80
-      targetPort: 4000
+      targetPort: 4000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/statefulset.yml b/kubernetes/statefulset.yml
index e86ae99..09a4984 100644
--- a/kubernetes/statefulset.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/statefulset.yml
@@ -67,3 +67,4 @@ spec:
             limits:
               memory: "512Mi"
               cpu: "500m"
+