# Gitea with PostgreSQL and password\_encryption = md5?

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/gitea-with-postgresql-and-password-encryption-md5/2319>\
**Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\
**Created:** [July 11, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/gitea-with-postgresql-and-password-encryption-md5/2319 "2020-07-11T13:37:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![somera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/somera/32/641_2.png) [@somera](https://forum.gitea.com/u/somera)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/gitea-with-postgresql-and-password-encryption-md5/2319/1 "2020-07-11T13:37:45Z")

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Hi,

on [https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/database-prep/](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/database-prep/) I red the preparation for PostgreSQL. password\_encryption should be changed to scram-sha-256. But in this case I will get problems with other applications which are using my local PostgreSQL instance.

It’s possible to use Gitea with

password\_encryption = md5

too? I ask this before the installation. Thx

Regards,  
Rafal

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**Author:** ![somera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/somera/32/641_2.png) [@somera](https://forum.gitea.com/u/somera)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/gitea-with-postgresql-and-password-encryption-md5/2319/2 "2020-07-11T18:05:45Z")

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Yes, it worx too. 😉 I installed it.