diff --git a/sara/settings.py b/sara/settings.py
index 012efb5..2841115 100644
--- a/sara/settings.py
+++ b/sara/settings.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 """
 
 from pathlib import Path
+import configparser
 import os
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
@@ -81,10 +82,23 @@
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/ref/settings/#databases
 
+
+HOME = os.environ.get('HOME')
+replica_path = HOME + '/replica.my.cnf'
+if os.path.exists(replica_path):
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read(replica_path)
+else:
+    print('replica.my.cnf file not found')
+
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
+        'NAME': 's55346__saradb',
+        'USER': config['client']['user'],
+        'PASSWORD': config['client']['password'],
+        'HOST': 'tools.db.svc.wikimedia.cloud',
+        'PORT': '',
     }
 }