diff --git a/client/src/backendUrl.ts b/client/src/backendUrl.ts
index 0e7d8aa..2ff1a14 100644
--- a/client/src/backendUrl.ts
+++ b/client/src/backendUrl.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-const backendUrl = 'https://bugtracker-ad.herokuapp.com';
+const backendUrl = process.env.REACT_APP_BACKEND_URL || 'https://default-backend-url.com';
 
-export default backendUrl;
+export default backendUrl;
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diff --git a/server/ormconfig.js b/server/ormconfig.js
index 751b7be..2722ff1 100644
--- a/server/ormconfig.js
+++ b/server/ormconfig.js
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   synchronize: false,
   logging: false,
-};
+  extra: {
+    ssl: {
+      rejectUnauthorized: false, // Disables SSL cert validation
+      ca: process.env.DB_CA_CERT, // Read CA cert from environment variable
+    },
+  },
+};
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diff --git a/server/src/server.ts b/server/src/server.ts
index a6e96c2..978b74c 100644
--- a/server/src/server.ts
+++ b/server/src/server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import app from './app';
-import http from 'http';
+import http from 'https';
 import { PORT } from './utils/config';
 import { connectToDB } from './db';