diff --git a/deploy/grafana/grafana-deploy.yaml b/deploy/grafana/grafana-deploy.yaml
index 86157a6..7d935bf 100644
--- a/deploy/grafana/grafana-deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/grafana/grafana-deploy.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,23 @@ spec:
               value: "https://obs.prod.panic.haus/"
             - name: GF_SERVER_DOMAIN
               value: "obs.prod.panic.haus"
+            # External database configuration (example using PostgreSQL)
+            - name: GF_DATABASE_TYPE
+              value: "postgres"
+            - name: GF_DATABASE_HOST
+              value: "postgres-base-rw.postgres:5432"  # Change to your external DB service address
+            - name: GF_DATABASE_NAME
+              value: "grafanadb"
+            - name: GF_DATABASE_USER
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: grafana-db-secret
+                  key: username
+            - name: GF_DATABASE_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: grafana-db-secret
+                  key: password
           resources:
             requests:
               cpu: 250m