diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e95b3e1..a509dc6 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 AUTH_SECRET=myauthsecret # generate with https://generate-secret.vercel.app/32 or openssl rand -hex 32 on unix-like
-DB_URL=postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/website
+DB_HOST=localhost
+DB_PORT=5432
+DB_USERNAME=postgres
+DB_PASSWORD=your-db-password
 AUTH_CLIENT_ID=your-authentik-client-id
 AUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=your-authentik-client-secret
 AUTH_ISSUER=https://authentik-domain/application/o/app-name/
 HCAPTCHA_SECRET=your-hcaptcha-secret
 HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY=your-hcaptcha-sitekey
-WEBHOOK=your-discord-webhook
+WEBHOOK=your-discord-webhook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/db.ts b/src/lib/db.ts
index 692ae9b..1d67bd0 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ import { Sequelize, DataTypes } from "sequelize";
 import consola from "consola";
 import { env } from "$env/dynamic/private";
 
-const sequelize = new Sequelize(env.DB_URL, {
-	dialect: "postgres"
+const sequelize = new Sequelize({
+	database: "website",
+	password: String(env.DB_PASSWORD),
+	port: Number(env.DB_PORT),
+	host: String(env.DB_HOST),
+	dialect: "postgres",
+	username: String(env.DB_USERNAME),
 });
 
 sequelize.define("Announcements", {