From 4066e6bba70812958047015cc813c0ab9cbdf758 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Henry <henry_ball@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 10:58:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] chore: add postgres setup to docs

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 README.md | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,28 @@ See our [roadmap](https://kan.bn/kan/roadmap) for upcoming features.
 - [Drizzle ORM](https://orm.drizzle.team/?ref=kan.bn)
 - [React Email](https://react.email/?ref=kan.bn)
 
-## Self Hosting (under construction) 🐳
+## Self Hosting 🐳
+
+### PostgreSQL Database Setup
+
+Kan requires a PostgreSQL database. You can run one using the official PostgreSQL Docker image:
+
+```bash
+# Run PostgreSQL in a container using the official postgres image
+docker run -d \
+  --name kan-db \
+  -e POSTGRES_DB=kan \
+  -e POSTGRES_USER=kan_user \
+  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=your_secure_password \
+  -p 5432:5432 \
+  -v kan_postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data \
+  postgres:15
+
+# Your POSTGRES_URL should be:
+# postgres://kan_user:your_secure_password@your_host:5432/kan
+```
+
+### Kan Application Deployment
 
 Deploy Kan with Docker using our pre-built image: