diff --git a/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/configuration-options.mdx b/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/configuration-options.mdx
index a5170ef38..e0b7735fa 100644
--- a/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/configuration-options.mdx
+++ b/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/configuration-options.mdx
@@ -21,17 +21,18 @@ The Hatchet server and engine can be configured via `SERVER` and `DATABASE` envi
 
 ## Database Configuration
 
-| Variable                     | Description              | Default Value |
-| ---------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------- |
-| `DATABASE_POSTGRES_HOST`     | PostgreSQL host          | `127.0.0.1`   |
-| `DATABASE_POSTGRES_PORT`     | PostgreSQL port          | `5431`        |
-| `DATABASE_POSTGRES_USERNAME` | PostgreSQL username      | `hatchet`     |
-| `DATABASE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD` | PostgreSQL password      | `hatchet`     |
-| `DATABASE_POSTGRES_DB_NAME`  | PostgreSQL database name | `hatchet`     |
-| `DATABASE_POSTGRES_SSL_MODE` | PostgreSQL SSL mode      | `disable`     |
-| `DATABASE_MAX_CONNS`         | Max database connections | `5`           |
-| `DATABASE_LOG_QUERIES`       | Log database queries     | `false`       |
-| `CACHE_DURATION`             | Cache duration           | `60s`         |
+| Variable                     | Description                  | Default Value |
+| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------- |
+| `DATABASE_URL`               | PostgreSQL connection string | `127.0.0.1`   |
+| `DATABASE_POSTGRES_HOST`     | PostgreSQL host              | `127.0.0.1`   |
+| `DATABASE_POSTGRES_PORT`     | PostgreSQL port              | `5431`        |
+| `DATABASE_POSTGRES_USERNAME` | PostgreSQL username          | `hatchet`     |
+| `DATABASE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD` | PostgreSQL password          | `hatchet`     |
+| `DATABASE_POSTGRES_DB_NAME`  | PostgreSQL database name     | `hatchet`     |
+| `DATABASE_POSTGRES_SSL_MODE` | PostgreSQL SSL mode          | `disable`     |
+| `DATABASE_MAX_CONNS`         | Max database connections     | `5`           |
+| `DATABASE_LOG_QUERIES`       | Log database queries         | `false`       |
+| `CACHE_DURATION`             | Cache duration               | `60s`         |
 
 ## Security Check Configuration
 
diff --git a/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/docker-compose.mdx b/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/docker-compose.mdx
index ac105d6f7..65d463fc4 100644
--- a/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/docker-compose.mdx
+++ b/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/docker-compose.mdx
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ services:
     command: /hatchet/hatchet-admin quickstart --skip certs --generated-config-dir /hatchet/config --overwrite=false
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: "postgres://hatchet:hatchet@postgres:5432/hatchet"
-      DATABASE_POSTGRES_PORT: "5432"
-      DATABASE_POSTGRES_HOST: "postgres"
       SERVER_TASKQUEUE_RABBITMQ_URL: amqp://user:password@rabbitmq:5672/
       SERVER_AUTH_COOKIE_DOMAIN: localhost:8080
       SERVER_AUTH_COOKIE_INSECURE: "t"
diff --git a/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/hatchet-lite.mdx b/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/hatchet-lite.mdx
index ac56ba39e..06ce46121 100644
--- a/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/hatchet-lite.mdx
+++ b/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/hatchet-lite.mdx
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ services:
       RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER: "user"
       RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS: "password"
       DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://hatchet:hatchet@postgres:5432/hatchet?sslmode=disable"
-      DATABASE_POSTGRES_PORT: "5432"
-      DATABASE_POSTGRES_HOST: "postgres"
       SERVER_TASKQUEUE_RABBITMQ_URL: amqp://user:password@localhost:5672/
       SERVER_AUTH_COOKIE_DOMAIN: localhost
       SERVER_AUTH_COOKIE_INSECURE: "t"
diff --git a/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/kubernetes-external-database.mdx b/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/kubernetes-external-database.mdx
index b1916149a..a3cbb0bcc 100644
--- a/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/kubernetes-external-database.mdx
+++ b/frontend/docs/pages/self-hosting/kubernetes-external-database.mdx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 To connect to an external Postgres instance, set `postgres.enabled` to `false` in the `values.yaml` file. This will disable the internal Postgres instance and allow you to connect to an external database. You should then add the following configuration for the `hatchet-stack` or `hatchet-ha` charts:
 
+> Note: Either `DATABASE_URL` or `DATABASE_POSTGRES_*` are required
+
 ```yaml
 sharedConfig:
   env:
diff --git a/hack/db/atlas-apply.sh b/hack/db/atlas-apply.sh
index bec83b0b5..fd2d21b30 100644
--- a/hack/db/atlas-apply.sh
+++ b/hack/db/atlas-apply.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ if [[ ! "$DATABASE_URL" =~ sslmode ]]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-echo "DATABASE_URL: $DATABASE_URL"
 # Check for prisma migrations
 MIGRATION_NAME=$(psql "$DATABASE_URL" -t -c "SELECT migration_name FROM _prisma_migrations ORDER BY started_at DESC LIMIT 1;" 2>/dev/null | xargs)
 MIGRATION_NAME=$(echo $MIGRATION_NAME | cut -d'_' -f1)