diff --git a/machines/gerd/services/forgejo/forgejo.nix b/machines/gerd/services/forgejo/forgejo.nix
index 1ea2383..eb6e0b8 100644
--- a/machines/gerd/services/forgejo/forgejo.nix
+++ b/machines/gerd/services/forgejo/forgejo.nix
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 let
   svc_domain = "git.${config.mine.shared.settings.domain}";
-
 in {
   services.forgejo = {
     enable = true;
+    stateDir = config.mine.zfsMounts."rpool/safe/svcs/forgejo";
 
     package = pkgs.forgejo.overrideAttrs (old: {
       patches = old.patches ++ [
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ in {
       ];
     });
 
-    stateDir = config.mine.zfsMounts."rpool/safe/svcs/forgejo";
+    # use postgres, will create and start postgresql
+    # itself, as well as databdase and user
+    database.type = "postgres";
 
     settings = {
       server = {