Connect droplet to database cluster

Hi there,

To connect your Django application to an external Managed database cluster, you will indeed need to specify the database’s host and port in your Django settings. Here’s an example of how you might configure the Django DATABASES setting:

• In ~/myprojectdir/myproject/settings.py:

. . .

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
        'NAME': 'myproject',
        'USER': 'myprojectuser',
        'PASSWORD': 'password',
        'HOST': 'YOUUR_DATABASE_HOST',
        'PORT': 'YOUR_DATABASE_PORT',
    }
}
. . .

With that said, you can skip the Creating the PostgreSQL Database and User step from the tutorial.

Also, you will need to make sure that your Droplet’s IP address is added to the Database cluster Trusted sources:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/secure/

Let me know if you have any questions!

Best,

Bobby