diff --git a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-configmap.yaml b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-configmap.yaml
index efef635a..383b2c83 100644
--- a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-configmap.yaml
+++ b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-configmap.yaml
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 {{- if .Values.tilerDb.enabled -}}
-{{- if .Values.tilerDb.postgresqlConfig.enabled -}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
-  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db-postgresql-config
-  labels:
-    app: {{ template "osm-seed.name" . }}
-    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db-common-env
 data:
-  postgresql.conf: |
-{{ .Values.tilerDb.postgresqlConfig.values | indent 4 }}
-{{- end }}
+  {{- if not .Values.tilerDb.useExternalHost.enabled }}
+  POSTGRES_HOST: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db
+  PGDATA: {{ .Values.tilerDb.persistenceDisk.mountPath }}
+  {{- else }}
+  POSTGRES_HOST: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_HOST }}
+  {{- end }}
+  POSTGRES_DB: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_DB }}
+  POSTGRES_PASSWORD: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD | quote }}
+  POSTGRES_USER: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_USER | default "postgres" | quote }}
+  PGUSER: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_USER | default "postgres" | quote }}
 {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-pd.yaml b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-pd.yaml
index 5e2ad544..33a38d89 100644
--- a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-pd.yaml
+++ b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-pd.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {{- if .Values.tilerDb.enabled -}}
+{{- if not .Values.tilerDb.useExternalHost.enabled -}}
 {{- if .Values.tilerDb.persistenceDisk.enabled -}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolume
@@ -82,4 +83,5 @@ spec:
       storage: {{ .Values.tilerDb.persistenceDisk.GCP_gcePersistentDisk_size }}
       {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-postgresql-configmap.yaml b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-postgresql-configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7e547c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-postgresql-configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{{- if .Values.tilerDb.enabled -}}
+{{- if not .Values.tilerDb.useExternalHost.enabled -}}
+{{- if .Values.tilerDb.postgresqlConfig.enabled -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db-postgresql-config
+  labels:
+    app: {{ template "osm-seed.name" . }}
+    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+data:
+  postgresql.conf: |
+{{ .Values.tilerDb.postgresqlConfig.values | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-service.yaml b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-service.yaml
index 646d355e..f8fa6957 100644
--- a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-service.yaml
+++ b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-service.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {{- if .Values.tilerDb.enabled -}}
+{{- if not .Values.tilerDb.useExternalHost.enabled -}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
@@ -16,4 +17,5 @@ spec:
     app: {{ template "osm-seed.name" . }}
     release: {{ .Release.Name }}
     run: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-statefulset.yaml b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-statefulset.yaml
index 724f1f04..208d0c50 100644
--- a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-statefulset.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {{- if .Values.tilerDb.enabled -}}
+{{- if not .Values.tilerDb.useExternalHost.enabled -}}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
@@ -30,23 +31,26 @@ spec:
             - name: postgres
               containerPort: 5432
               protocol: TCP
-          env:
-            # - name: GET_HOSTS_FROM
-            #   value: dns
-            - name: POSTGRES_HOST
-              value: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db
-            - name: POSTGRES_DB
-              value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_DB }}
-            - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
-              value: {{ quote .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
-            - name: POSTGRES_USER
-              value: {{ default "postgres" .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_USER | quote }}
-            - name: PGUSER
-              value: {{ default "postgres" .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_USER | quote }}
-            - name: PGDATA
-              value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.persistenceDisk.mountPath }}
-            - name: POD_IP
-              valueFrom: { fieldRef: { fieldPath: status.podIP } }
+          envFrom:
+          - configMapRef:
+              name: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db-common-env
+          # env:
+          #   # - name: GET_HOSTS_FROM
+          #   #   value: dns
+          #   - name: POSTGRES_HOST
+          #     value: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db
+          #   - name: POSTGRES_DB
+          #     value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_DB }}
+          #   - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+          #     value: {{ quote .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
+          #   - name: POSTGRES_USER
+          #     value: {{ default "postgres" .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_USER | quote }}
+          #   - name: PGUSER
+          #     value: {{ default "postgres" .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_USER | quote }}
+          #   - name: PGDATA
+          #     value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.persistenceDisk.mountPath }}
+            # - name: POD_IP
+            #   valueFrom: { fieldRef: { fieldPath: status.podIP } }
            {{- if and .Values.tilerDb.postgresqlConfig.enabled .Values.tilerDb.persistenceDisk.enabled }}
           command:
             - "sh"
@@ -106,3 +110,4 @@ spec:
         {{ .Values.tilerDb.nodeSelector.label_key }} : {{ .Values.tilerDb.nodeSelector.label_value }}
       {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-imposm/tiler-imposm-statefulset.yaml b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-imposm/tiler-imposm-statefulset.yaml
index 904b8a56..a529781f 100644
--- a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-imposm/tiler-imposm-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-imposm/tiler-imposm-statefulset.yaml
@@ -42,17 +42,10 @@ spec:
             memory: {{ .Values.tilerImposm.resources.limits.memory }}
             cpu: {{ .Values.tilerImposm.resources.limits.cpu }}
         {{- end }}
+        envFrom:
+        - configMapRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db-common-env
         env:
-          - name: POSTGRES_HOST
-            value: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db
-          - name: POSTGRES_DB
-            value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_DB | quote }}
-          - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
-            value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD | quote }}
-          - name: POSTGRES_USER
-            value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_USER | quote }}
-          - name: POSTGRES_PORT
-            value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_PORT | quote }}
           - name: TILER_IMPORT_FROM
             value: {{ .Values.tilerImposm.env.TILER_IMPORT_FROM | quote }}
           - name: TILER_IMPORT_PBF_URL
diff --git a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-server/tiler-server-deployment.yaml b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-server/tiler-server-deployment.yaml
index 65a474f9..d4561a79 100644
--- a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-server/tiler-server-deployment.yaml
+++ b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-server/tiler-server-deployment.yaml
@@ -46,19 +46,10 @@ spec:
               memory: {{ .Values.tilerServer.resources.limits.memory }}
               cpu: {{ .Values.tilerServer.resources.limits.cpu }}
           {{- end }}
+          envFrom:
+          - configMapRef:
+              name: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db-common-env
           env:
-              # tiler-db env variables
-            - name: POSTGRES_HOST
-              value: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db
-            - name: POSTGRES_DB
-              value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_DB }}
-            - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
-              value: {{ quote .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
-            - name: POSTGRES_USER
-              value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_USER }}
-            - name: POSTGRES_PORT
-              value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_PORT | quote }}
-              # tiler-server env variables
             - name: TILER_SERVER_PORT
               value: {{ .Values.tilerServer.env.TILER_SERVER_PORT | quote }}
             - name: TILER_CACHE_TYPE
diff --git a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-server/tiler-server-statefulset.yaml b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-server/tiler-server-statefulset.yaml
index fbba8247..c28bd2f6 100644
--- a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-server/tiler-server-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-server/tiler-server-statefulset.yaml
@@ -47,19 +47,10 @@ spec:
               memory: {{ .Values.tilerServer.resources.limits.memory }}
               cpu: {{ .Values.tilerServer.resources.limits.cpu }}
           {{- end }}
+          envFrom:
+          - configMapRef:
+              name: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db-common-env
           env:
-              # tiler-db env variables
-            - name: POSTGRES_HOST
-              value: {{ .Release.Name }}-tiler-db
-            - name: POSTGRES_DB
-              value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_DB }}
-            - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
-              value: {{ quote .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
-            - name: POSTGRES_USER
-              value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_USER }}
-            - name: POSTGRES_PORT
-              value: {{ .Values.tilerDb.env.POSTGRES_PORT | quote }}
-              # tiler-server env variables
             - name: TILER_SERVER_PORT
               value: {{ .Values.tilerServer.env.TILER_SERVER_PORT | quote }}
             - name: TILER_CACHE_TYPE
diff --git a/osm-seed/values.yaml b/osm-seed/values.yaml
index 2a345d6d..562ae1c8 100644
--- a/osm-seed/values.yaml
+++ b/osm-seed/values.yaml
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ osmProcessor:
 # ====================================================================================================
 tilerDb:
   enabled: false
+  useExternalHost: # In case you are using an external host for the database, make sure you add POSTGRES_HOST
+    enabled: false
   image:
     name: ""
     tag: ""