diff --git a/.env.aws b/.env.aws
index 9734b01..5d8967c 100644
--- a/.env.aws
+++ b/.env.aws
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # Database Configuration (AWS RDS)
-# Replace with your actual AWS RDS endpoint
 DB_USER=recipes_user
 DB_PASSWORD=recipes_password
 DB_NAME=recipes_db
-DB_HOST=your-rds-endpoint.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com
+DB_HOST=my-recipes-rds.chw4omcqsuqv7.eu-central-1.rds.amazonaws.com
 DB_PORT=5432
 
 # Email Configuration
diff --git a/backend/.env.aws b/backend/.env.aws
index 9734b01..5d8967c 100644
--- a/backend/.env.aws
+++ b/backend/.env.aws
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # Database Configuration (AWS RDS)
-# Replace with your actual AWS RDS endpoint
 DB_USER=recipes_user
 DB_PASSWORD=recipes_password
 DB_NAME=recipes_db
-DB_HOST=your-rds-endpoint.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com
+DB_HOST=my-recipes-rds.chw4omcqsuqv7.eu-central-1.rds.amazonaws.com
 DB_PORT=5432
 
 # Email Configuration
diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yaml b/backend/docker-compose.yaml
index beb8623..29a133a 100644
--- a/backend/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ services:
       # Backup Schedule
       BACKUP_INTERVAL: ${BACKUP_INTERVAL:-weekly}
     env_file:
-      - .env
+      - .env.aws
     volumes:
       - ./backups:/app/backups
       - ./restores:/app/restores
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 1ece1fb..bf9abe8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ services:
       # Backup Schedule
       BACKUP_INTERVAL: ${BACKUP_INTERVAL:-weekly}
     env_file:
-      - ./backend/.env
+      - .env.aws
     volumes:
       - ./backend/backups:/app/backups
       - ./backend/restores:/app/restores