NDU Project — PostgreSQL Instance

PostgreSQL 15 database for the NDU Project, deployed on Render as a private service.

Connection

Field	Value
Host	ndu-postgres (internal, within Render)
Port	5432
Database	ndu_project
Username	ndu_user
Password	(set as secret env var in Render dashboard)

Connection String (internal to Render)

postgresql://ndu_user:<PASSWORD>@ndu-postgres:5432/ndu_project

Disk

• 10 GB persistent disk mounted at /var/lib/postgresql/data
• Data survives service restarts and deploys

Backup

• Render automated backups are available on paid plans
• Manual: pg_dump -h ndu-postgres -U ndu_user ndu_project > backup.sql

Local Development

docker build -t ndu-postgres .
docker run -d --name ndu-pg \
  -p 5432:5432 \
  -e POSTGRES_USER=ndu_user \
  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=ndu_secure_pass_2026 \
  -e POSTGRES_DB=ndu_project \
  ndu-postgres