Kong Postgres Configuration

Kong PostgreSQL stores routes, plugins, consumers, and credentials. Its container reads .kong-postgres.env during database initialization.

Environment variables

Set every variable below. Replace the example password with a generated secret and use the same value for KONG_PG_PASSWORD in .kong.env.

Variable	Default Value	Explanation
POSTGRES_DB	kong	The name of the PostgreSQL database created on initialization for Kong.
POSTGRES_USER	kong	The superuser username for the database.
POSTGRES_PASSWORD	<KONG_DB_PASSWORD>	Secret. Use a unique generated password; it must match KONG_PG_PASSWORD.
POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD	md5	The authentication method used for host connections. md5 ensures password-based authentication is required.
POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS	--auth-host=md5	Arguments passed to initdb during initial database creation, enforcing md5 authentication from the start.