From 409c3054aa2e0385722760f569c82eeef75ecc93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: S <islam.ahmad@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 12:03:40 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: update database host configuration to clarify automatic
 resolution via Docker DNS

---
 .env.example | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 4d5608e..9e95c46 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ GITEA_DB_TYPE=sqlite3             # Database type: sqlite3, mysql, postgres, or
 GITEA_VERSION=1.25                # Gitea Docker image tag (e.g. 1.25, 1.25.4, latest)
 
 # Database connection (ignored for sqlite3 — only required for mysql/postgres/mssql)
-GITEA_DB_HOST=                    # Database host (container IP or hostname)
+# DB host is automatic — Docker internal DNS resolves the service name.
 GITEA_DB_PORT=                    # Database port (mysql=3306, postgres=5432, mssql=1433)
 GITEA_DB_NAME=gitea               # Database name
 GITEA_DB_USER=gitea               # Database user