diff --git a/linktreeclone-backend/src/main/resources/application.properties b/linktreeclone-backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 7d51019..c4b7fd1 100644
--- a/linktreeclone-backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/linktreeclone-backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ spring.application.name=linktreeclone
 
 server.port=${PORT:8080}
 
-spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/linktree_db
-spring.datasource.username=postgres
-spring.datasource.password=sa
+spring.datasource.url=${SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL}
+spring.datasource.username=${SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME}
+spring.datasource.password=${SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD}
+spring.datasource.hikari.connection-timeout=30000
+spring.datasource.hikari.max-lifetime=1800000
 
 spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect