diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index b071abf..b955bfb 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-Django==3.2.8
\ No newline at end of file
+Django==3.2.8
+psycopg2-binary>=2.8
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/settings.py b/backend/right_tree/settings.py
index 93723ab..f41437d 100644
--- a/backend/right_tree/settings.py
+++ b/backend/right_tree/settings.py
@@ -75,8 +75,12 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = 'right_tree.wsgi.application'
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
+        'NAME': 'right_tree',
+        'USER': 'postgres',
+        'PASSWORD': 'postgres',
+        'HOST': 'postgres',
+        'PORT': 5432,
     }
 }