Use an external database
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Sometimes, you may want to have the chart use an external database rather than using the one bundled with the chart. Common use cases include using a managed database service, or using a single database server for all your applications. This chart supports external databases through its externalDatabase.* parameters.
When using these parameters, it is necessary to disable installation of the bundled PostgreSQL database using the postgresql.enabled=false parameter.
An example of the parameters set when deploying the chart with an external database are shown below:
postgresql.enabled=false
externalDatabase.host=myexternalhost
externalDatabase.port=5432
externalDatabase.user=myuser
externalDatabase.password=mypassword
externalDatabase.database=mydatabase