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description: >-
  This section will explain how to configure the webserver to connect to your
  database.
---

# Configuring the database connection

## The get-client.js file

The `get-client.js` file configures a database connection for you webserver. By default this is configured to connect to the **SINTEF Agrisolar database** this can be changed by changing these values.

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```javascript
host: 'example.host.no',
port: 'portNumber', //default port for postgres is 5432
user: 'userName',
password: 'password',
database: 'databasenName',
```
