diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a2618f5..8320e7b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,20 @@ jobs:
   build:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/node:14.10.1 # the primary container, where your job's commands are run
+        environment:
+          DATABASEURL: postgres://psqluser:psqlpassword@localhost:5432/psdb
+          JWT_SECRET: secret
+          API_PORT: 3000
+          API_HOST: localhost
+          API_PROTOCOL: http
         auth:
           username: mydockerhub-user
           password: $DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD # context / project UI env-var reference
+      - image: 'circleci/postgresql:9.6.2-alpine'
+        environment:
+          POSTGRE_USER: psqluser
+          POSTGRE_PASSWORD: psqlpassword
+          POSTGRE_DB: psdb
     steps:
       - checkout # check out the code in the project directory
       - restore_cache: