ReferenceSecrets
DATABASE_URL
Postgres connection string with password.
Secret: DATABASE_URL
Purpose: Postgres connection string with password.
Source: GitHub Secrets
Rotation runbook: [Postgres admin](Postgres admin)
How it's used
Loaded at container startup. Failure to read the secret usually causes a fatal startup error.
How to rotate
See the linked runbook above. Most secrets have a documented zero-downtime rotation procedure.
Related
- Security, Secrets management, full inventory.
- Operate, Secrets audit, quarterly cadence.