diff --git a/server/datasource.ts b/server/datasource.ts
index fbfc993b3..3a19a9af9 100644
--- a/server/datasource.ts
+++ b/server/datasource.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@ const prodConfig: DataSourceOptions = {
 };
 
 const postgresDevConfig: DataSourceOptions = {
+  type: 'postgres',
+  name: 'pgdb',
+  host: process.env.DB_HOST,
+  port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT ?? '5432'),
+  username: process.env.DB_USER,
+  password: process.env.DB_PASS,
+  database: process.env.DB_NAME ?? 'jellyseerr',
+  synchronize: true,
+  migrationsRun: false,
+  logging: false,
+  entities: ['server/entity/**/*.ts'],
+  migrations: ['server/migration/**/*.ts'],
+  subscribers: ['server/subscriber/**/*.ts'],
+};
+
+const postgresDevConfigSSL: DataSourceOptions = {
   type: 'postgres',
   name: 'pgdb',
   host: process.env.DB_HOST,
@@ -53,6 +69,22 @@ const postgresDevConfig: DataSourceOptions = {
 };
 
 const postgresProdConfig: DataSourceOptions = {
+  type: 'postgres',
+  name: 'pgdb',
+  host: process.env.DB_HOST,
+  port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT ?? '5432'),
+  username: process.env.DB_USER,
+  password: process.env.DB_PASS,
+  database: process.env.DB_NAME ?? 'jellyseerr',
+  synchronize: false,
+  migrationsRun: false,
+  logging: false,
+  entities: ['dist/entity/**/*.js'],
+  migrations: ['dist/migration/**/*.js'],
+  subscribers: ['dist/subscriber/**/*.js'],
+};
+
+const postgresProdConfigSSL: DataSourceOptions = {
   type: 'postgres',
   name: 'pgdb',
   host: process.env.DB_HOST,
@@ -75,15 +107,24 @@ const postgresProdConfig: DataSourceOptions = {
 };
 
 export const isPgsql = process.env.DB_TYPE === 'postgres';
+export const pgsqlUseSSL = process.env.DB_USE_SSL === 'true';
 
 function getDataSource(): DataSourceOptions {
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
     if (isPgsql) {
-      return postgresProdConfig;
+      if (pgsqlUseSSL) {
+        return postgresProdConfigSSL;
+      } else {
+        return postgresProdConfig;
+      }
     }
     return prodConfig;
   } else if (isPgsql) {
-    return postgresDevConfig;
+    if (pgsqlUseSSL) {
+      return postgresDevConfigSSL;
+    } else {
+      return postgresDevConfig;
+    }
   }
   return devConfig;
 }