diff --git a/.env.prod.default b/.env.prod.default
index 0d2987a16..b43177ffa 100644
--- a/.env.prod.default
+++ b/.env.prod.default
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 # Always ensure to load the env variables in every terminal session.
 # Otherwise the env variables will not be available
 
-
 DOCKER_COMPOSE_APP_PROD_PORT_PUBLISHED=9001
 DOCKER_COMPOSE_APP_PROD_PORT_TARGET=9001
 
-DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_DB=
-DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_PASSWORD=
-DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_USER=
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+DOCKER_COMPOSE_MARIADB_PROD_ENV_MARIADB_DATABASE=
+DOCKER_COMPOSE_MARIADB_PROD_ENV_MARIADB_PASSWORD=
+DOCKER_COMPOSE_MARIADB_PROD_ENV_MARIADB_USER=
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diff --git a/docker-compose-prod.yml b/docker-compose-prod.yml
index 7a63e570a..0cca9a7d7 100644
--- a/docker-compose-prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-prod.yml
@@ -9,28 +9,26 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
     environment:
-      DB_HOST: postgres_prod
-      DB_NAME: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_DB:?}
-      DB_PASS: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_PASSWORD:?}
-      DB_PORT: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_PORT:-5432}
-      DB_TYPE: "postgres"
-      DB_USER: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_USER:?}
+      DB_HOST: mariadb_prod
+      DB_NAME: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_MARIADB_PROD_ENV_MARIADB_DATABASE:?}
+      DB_PASS: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_MARIADB_PROD_ENV_MARIADB_PASSWORD:?}
+      DB_PORT: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_MARIADB_PROD_ENV_MARIADB_PORT:-3306}
+      DB_TYPE: "mysql"
+      DB_USER: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_MARIADB_PROD_ENV_MARIADB_USER:?}
     ports:
       - "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_APP_PROD_PORT_PUBLISHED:-9001}:${DOCKER_COMPOSE_APP_PROD_PORT_TARGET:-9001}"
-      
-  # If you do not have another postgres database service in this docker-compose, you can add this postgres service.
-  # Note: Please use other credentials when using this in production.
-  postgres_prod:
-    image: postgres:12-alpine
+
+  mariadb_prod:
+    image: mariadb
     # Pass config parameters to the postgres server.
     # Find more information below when you need to generate the ssl-relevant file your self
-    command: -c ssl=on -c ssl_cert_file=/var/lib/postgresql/server.crt -c ssl_key_file=/var/lib/postgresql/server.key
+    # command: -c ssl=on -c ssl_cert_file=/var/lib/postgresql/server.crt -c ssl_key_file=/var/lib/postgresql/server.key
     environment:
-      PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
-      POSTGRES_DB: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_DB:?}
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_PASSWORD:?}
-      POSTGRES_PORT: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_PORT:-5432}
-      POSTGRES_USER: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_USER:?}
+      MARIADB_DATABASE: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_MARIADB_PROD_ENV_MARIADB_DATABASE:?}
+      MARIADB_PASSWORD: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_MARIADB_PROD_ENV_MARIADB_PASSWORD:?}
+      MARIADB_PORT: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_MARIADB_PROD_ENV_MARIADB_PORT:-3306}
+      MARIADB_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD: 'yes'
+      MARIADB_USER: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_MARIADB_PROD_ENV_MARIADB_USER:?}
     volumes:
       # To setup an ssl-enabled postgres server locally, you need to generate a self-signed ssl certificate.
       #   ```bash
@@ -43,9 +41,38 @@ services:
       #   ```
       # 
       # Afterwards, the ssl_cert_file and ssl_key_file are mounted into the docker container, see below
-      - ./ca/server.crt:/var/lib/postgresql/server.crt
-      - ./ca/server.key:/var/lib/postgresql/server.key
-      - postgres_prod_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
+      # - ./ca/server.crt:/var/lib/postgresql/server.crt
+      # - ./ca/server.key:/var/lib/postgresql/server.key
+      - mariadb_prod_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
 
+  # # If you do not have another postgres database service in this docker-compose, you can add this postgres service.
+  # # Note: Please use other credentials when using this in production.
+  # postgres_prod:
+  #   image: postgres:12-alpine
+  #   # Pass config parameters to the postgres server.
+  #   # Find more information below when you need to generate the ssl-relevant file your self
+  #   command: -c ssl=on -c ssl_cert_file=/var/lib/postgresql/server.crt -c ssl_key_file=/var/lib/postgresql/server.key
+  #   environment:
+  #     PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
+  #     POSTGRES_DB: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_DB:?}
+  #     POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_PASSWORD:?}
+  #     POSTGRES_PORT: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_PORT:-5432}
+  #     POSTGRES_USER: ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_POSTGRES_PROD_USER:?}
+  #   volumes:
+  #     # To setup an ssl-enabled postgres server locally, you need to generate a self-signed ssl certificate.
+  #     #   ```bash
+  #     #   mkdir -p ./ca
+  #     #   openssl req -new -text -passout pass:abcd -subj /CN=localhost -out ./ca/server.req -keyout ./ca/privkey.pem
+  #     #   openssl rsa -in ./ca/privkey.pem -passin pass:abcd -out ./ca/server.key
+  #     #   openssl req -x509 -in ./ca/server.req -text -key ./ca/server.key -out ./ca/server.crt
+  #     #   chmod 600 ./ca/server.key
+  #     #   test $(uname -s) = Linux && chown 70 ./ca/server.key
+  #     #   ```
+  #     # 
+  #     # Afterwards, the ssl_cert_file and ssl_key_file are mounted into the docker container, see below
+  #     - ./ca/server.crt:/var/lib/postgresql/server.crt
+  #     - ./ca/server.key:/var/lib/postgresql/server.key
+  #     - postgres_prod_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
+      
 volumes:
-  postgres_prod_data:
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+  mariadb_prod_data:
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