diff --git a/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl b/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 8fb022c8..23186793 100644
--- a/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -134,4 +134,12 @@ rootURL does not include
 */}}
 {{- define "kyoo.middlewareRootURL" -}}
     {{ default (printf "http://%s" (include "kyoo.traefikproxy.fullname" .)) .Values.kyoo.middlewareRootURL }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+
+{{/*
+Create kyoo postgres base host
+*/}}
+{{- define "kyoo.postgres.shared.host" -}}
+{{- default (printf "%s-postgres" (include "kyoo.fullname" .)) .Values.global.postgres.shared.host -}}
 {{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chart/templates/api/deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/api/deployment.yaml
index 1dcba53f..5880280c 100644
--- a/chart/templates/api/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/api/deployment.yaml
@@ -65,19 +65,19 @@ spec:
             - name: PGUSER
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  key: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.kyoo_api.userKey }}
-                  name: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.kyoo_api.existingSecret }}
+                  key: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.userKey .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.kyoo_api.userKey }}
+                  name: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.existingSecret .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.kyoo_api.existingSecret }}
             - name: PGPASSWORD
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  key: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.kyoo_api.passwordKey }}
-                  name: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.kyoo_api.existingSecret }}
+                  key: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.passwordKey .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.kyoo_api.passwordKey }}
+                  name: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.existingSecret .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.kyoo_api.existingSecret }}
             - name: PGDATABASE
-              value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.database }}
+              value: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.database .Values.global.postgres.shared.databaseOverride | quote }}
             - name: PGHOST
-              value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.host | quote }}
+              value: {{ default (include "kyoo.postgres.shared.host" .) .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.host | quote}}
             - name: PGPORT
-              value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.port | quote }}
+              value: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.port .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.port | quote }}
             - name: PGSSLMODE
               value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_api.sslmode | quote  }}
             {{- with (concat .Values.global.extraEnv .Values.api.kyoo_api.extraEnv) }}
diff --git a/chart/templates/auth/deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/auth/deployment.yaml
index 8b1e7ea9..1656869b 100644
--- a/chart/templates/auth/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/auth/deployment.yaml
@@ -81,19 +81,19 @@ spec:
             - name: PGUSER
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  key: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.kyoo_auth.userKey }}
-                  name: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.kyoo_auth.existingSecret }}
+                  key: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.userKey .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.kyoo_auth.userKey }}
+                  name: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.existingSecret .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.kyoo_auth.existingSecret }}
             - name: PGPASSWORD
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  key: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.kyoo_auth.passwordKey }}
-                  name: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.kyoo_auth.existingSecret }}
+                  key: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.passwordKey .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.kyoo_auth.passwordKey }}
+                  name: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.existingSecret .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.kyoo_auth.existingSecret }}
             - name: PGDATABASE
-              value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.database }}
+              value: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.database .Values.global.postgres.shared.databaseOverride | quote }}
             - name: PGHOST
-              value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.host | quote }}
+              value: {{ default (include "kyoo.postgres.shared.host" .) .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.host | quote}}
             - name: PGPORT
-              value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.port | quote }}
+              value: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.port .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.port | quote }}
             - name: PGSSLMODE
               value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_auth.sslmode | quote  }}
             {{- if .Values.kyoo.auth.privatekey.existingSecret }}
diff --git a/chart/templates/scanner/deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/scanner/deployment.yaml
index deaca971..48a3ebb0 100644
--- a/chart/templates/scanner/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/scanner/deployment.yaml
@@ -78,19 +78,19 @@ spec:
             - name: PGUSER
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  key: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.kyoo_scanner.userKey }}
-                  name: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.kyoo_scanner.existingSecret }}
+                  key: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.userKey .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.kyoo_scanner.userKey }}
+                  name: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.existingSecret .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.kyoo_scanner.existingSecret }}
             - name: PGPASSWORD
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  key: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.kyoo_scanner.passwordKey }}
-                  name: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.kyoo_scanner.existingSecret }}
+                  key: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.passwordKey .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.kyoo_scanner.passwordKey }}
+                  name: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.existingSecret .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.kyoo_scanner.existingSecret }}
             - name: PGDATABASE
-              value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.database }}
+              value: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.database .Values.global.postgres.shared.databaseOverride | quote }}
             - name: PGHOST
-              value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.host | quote }}
+              value: {{ default (include "kyoo.postgres.shared.host" .) .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.host | quote}}
             - name: PGPORT
-              value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.port | quote }}
+              value: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.port .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.port | quote }}
             - name: PGSSLMODE
               value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_scanner.sslmode | quote  }}
             {{- with (concat .Values.global.extraEnv .Values.scanner.kyoo_scanner.extraEnv) }}
diff --git a/chart/templates/transcoder/deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/transcoder/deployment.yaml
index 36b6614e..e80b2414 100644
--- a/chart/templates/transcoder/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/transcoder/deployment.yaml
@@ -76,19 +76,19 @@ spec:
             - name: PGUSER
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  key: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.kyoo_transcoder.userKey }}
-                  name: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.kyoo_transcoder.existingSecret }}
+                  key: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.userKey .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.kyoo_transcoder.userKey }}
+                  name: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.existingSecret .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.kyoo_transcoder.existingSecret }}
             - name: PGPASSWORD
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  key: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.kyoo_transcoder.passwordKey }}
-                  name: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.kyoo_transcoder.existingSecret }}
+                  key: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.passwordKey .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.kyoo_transcoder.passwordKey }}
+                  name: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.existingSecret .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.kyoo_transcoder.existingSecret }}
             - name: PGDATABASE
-              value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.database | quote }}
+              value: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.database .Values.global.postgres.shared.databaseOverride | quote }}
             - name: PGHOST
-              value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.host | quote }}
+              value: {{ default (include "kyoo.postgres.shared.host" .) .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.host | quote}}
             - name: PGPORT
-              value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.port | quote }}
+              value: {{ default .Values.global.postgres.shared.port .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.port | quote }}
             - name: PGSSLMODE
               value: {{ .Values.global.postgres.kyoo_transcoder.sslmode | quote  }}
             {{- with (concat .Values.global.extraEnv .Values.transcoder.kyoo_transcoder.extraEnv) }}
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index d44b50e7..9e33a1a3 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -24,50 +24,65 @@ global:
       user: kyoo_all
       passwordKey: postgres_password
       existingSecret: bigsecret
-    # kyoo settings for connecting to kyoo_api database
-    kyoo_api:
-      host: kyoo-postgres
+    # shared postgres settings
+    shared:
+      # base setting for specifying host for all kyoo workloads
+      # defaults to <release-name>-postgres
+      host: ~
+      # base setting for specifying ports for all kyoo workloads
       port: 5432
+      # setting the database here will override the other database settings
+      databaseOverride: ~
+      # base setting for specifying existingSecret for all kyoo workloads
+      existingSecret: bigsecret
+      # base setting for specifying userKey for all kyoo workloads
+      userKey: postgres_user
+      # base setting for specifying passwordKey for all kyoo workloads
+      passwordKey: postgres_password
+    # overlay settings for connecting to kyoo_api database
+    kyoo_api:
+      host: ~
+      port: ~
       database: kyoo_api
       sslmode: prefer
       # kyoo_api workload specific settings
       kyoo_api:
-        userKey: postgres_user
-        passwordKey: postgres_password
-        existingSecret: bigsecret
-    # kyoo settings for connecting to kyoo_auth database
+        userKey: ~
+        passwordKey: ~
+        existingSecret: ~
+    # overlay settings for connecting to kyoo_auth database
     kyoo_auth:
-      host: kyoo-postgres
-      port: 5432
+      host: ~
+      port: ~
       database: kyoo_auth
       sslmode: prefer
       # kyoo_auth workload specific settings
       kyoo_auth:
-        userKey: postgres_user
-        passwordKey: postgres_password
-        existingSecret: bigsecret
-    # kyoo settings for connecting to kyoo_scanner database
+        userKey: ~
+        passwordKey: ~
+        existingSecret: ~
+    # overlay settings for connecting to kyoo_scanner database
     kyoo_scanner:
-      host: kyoo-postgres
-      port: 5432
+      host: ~
+      port: ~
       database: kyoo_scanner
       sslmode: prefer
       # kyoo_scanner workload specific settings
       kyoo_scanner:
-        userKey: postgres_user
-        passwordKey: postgres_password
-        existingSecret: bigsecret
-    # kyoo settings for connecting to kyoo_transcoder database
+        userKey: ~
+        passwordKey: ~
+        existingSecret: ~
+    # overlay settings for connecting to kyoo_transcoder database
     kyoo_transcoder:
-      host: kyoo-postgres
-      port: 5432
+      host: ~
+      port: ~
       database: kyoo_transcoder
       sslmode: prefer
       # kyoo_transcoder workload specific settings
       kyoo_transcoder:
-        userKey: postgres_user
-        passwordKey: postgres_password
-        existingSecret: bigsecret
+        userKey: ~
+        passwordKey: ~
+        existingSecret: ~
 
 # kyoo application settings
 kyoo: