diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 8d2ec46..3068ba2 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
+# Port used to serve the web application
 HTTP_PORT=3030
-DATABASE=marketplace_starter_js_development
-DATABASE_USER=FILLME
-DATABASE_PASSWORD=FILLME
+
+# Database configuration
+DB_NAME=marketplace_starter_js_development
+DB_USERNAME=FILLME
+DB_PASSWORD=FILLME
+DB_HOST=localhost
+DB_PORT=5432
+
+# Basic Auth Configuration for Provisioning APIs
 BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME=FILLME
 BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD=FILLME
-QN_SSO_SECRET=FILLME
\ No newline at end of file
+
+# JWT Configuration for SSO
+QN_SSO_SECRET=FILLME
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 49158be..4a0193c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd webapp && cat > .env <<EOL
           HTTP_PORT=3030
-          DATABASE=marketplace_starter_js_development
-          DATABASE_USER=postgres
-          DATABASE_PASSWORD=postgres
+          DB_USERNAME: postgres
+          DB_PASSWORD: postgres
+          DB_NAME: marketplace_starter_js_development
+          DB_HOST: localhost
+          DB_PORT: 5432
           BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME=username
           BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD=password
           QN_SSO_SECRET=jwt-secret
@@ -96,4 +98,4 @@ jobs:
         run: ./cli/qn-marketplace-cli rpc --url http://localhost:3030/provision --rpc-method qn_test --rpc-url http://localhost:3030/rpc  --rpc-params "[\"abc\"]" --basic-auth dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=
 
       - name: Test SSO [OPTIONAL - remove from this yml file if your add-on does not have a dashboard]
-        run: ./cli/qn-marketplace-cli sso --basic-auth dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ= --url http://localhost:3030/provision --jwt-secret jwt-secret --email jon@example.com --name jon --org QuickNode
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: ./cli/qn-marketplace-cli sso --basic-auth dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ= --url http://localhost:3030/provision --jwt-secret jwt-secret --email jon@example.com --name jon --org QuickNode
diff --git a/config/config.js b/config/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..591739d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Load environment variables from the .env file
+require("dotenv").config();
+
+module.exports = {
+  // Configuration for the development environment
+  development: {
+    username: process.env.DB_USERNAME, // Database username for development
+    password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD, // Database password for development
+    database: process.env.DB_NAME, // Database name for development
+    host: process.env.DB_HOST, // Database host for development
+    port: process.env.DB_PORT, // Database port for development
+    dialect: "postgres", // Database dialect (PostgreSQL)
+    dialectOptions: {
+      ssl: false, // SSL is not used in development
+    },
+  },
+  // Configuration for the test environment
+  test: {
+    username: process.env.DB_USERNAME, // Database username for testing
+    password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD, // Database password for testing
+    database: process.env.DB_NAME, // Database name for testing
+    host: process.env.DB_HOST, // Database host for testing
+    port: process.env.DB_PORT, // Database port for testing
+    dialect: "postgres", // Database dialect (PostgreSQL)
+    dialectOptions: {
+      ssl: false,
+    },
+  },
+  // Configuration for the production environment
+  production: {
+    username: process.env.DB_USERNAME, // Database username for production
+    password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD, // Database password for production
+    database: process.env.DB_NAME, // Database name for production
+    host: process.env.DB_HOST, // Database host for production
+    port: process.env.DB_PORT, // Database port for production
+    dialect: "postgres", // Database dialect (PostgreSQL)
+    dialectOptions: {
+      ssl: {
+        require: true, // SSL is required in production
+        rejectUnauthorized: true,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};
diff --git a/config/config.json b/config/config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 46c131f..0000000
--- a/config/config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "development": {
-    "username": "postgres",
-    "password": "postgres",
-    "database": "marketplace_starter_js_development",
-    "host": "127.0.0.1",
-    "dialect": "postgres"
-  },
-  "test": {
-    "username": "postgres",
-    "password": "postgres",
-    "database": "marketplace_starter_js_test",
-    "host": "127.0.0.1",
-    "dialect": "postgres"
-  },
-  "production": {
-    "username": "postgres",
-    "password": "postgres",
-    "database": "marketplace_starter_js_production",
-    "host": "127.0.0.1",
-    "dialect": "postgres"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/models/index.js b/src/models/index.js
index 29b434f..56dbd6d 100644
--- a/src/models/index.js
+++ b/src/models/index.js
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-import Sequelize from 'sequelize';
+import Sequelize from "sequelize";
 
-import getAccountModel from './account';
-import getEndpointModel from './endpoint';
+import getAccountModel from "./account";
+import getEndpointModel from "./endpoint";
 
+// Set the environment and get the corresponding configuration
+const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || "development";
+const config = require("../../config/config")[env];
+
+// Initialize Sequelize with database configuration
 const sequelize = new Sequelize(
-  process.env.DATABASE,
-  process.env.DATABASE_USER,
-  process.env.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
-  {
-    dialect: 'postgres',
-  },
+  config.database,
+  config.username,
+  config.password,
+  config,
 );
 
 const models = {
@@ -18,11 +21,11 @@ const models = {
 };
 
 Object.keys(models).forEach((key) => {
-  if ('associate' in models[key]) {
+  if ("associate" in models[key]) {
     models[key].associate(models);
   }
 });
 
 export { sequelize };
 
-export default models;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default models;