diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 9006aee..db970e9 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     # PostgreSQL
     pg_host: str = "pg.betelgeusebytes.io"
     pg_port: int = 5432
-    pg_dbname: str = "REPLACE_ME"
-    pg_user: str = "REPLACE_ME"
-    pg_password: str = "REPLACE_ME"
+    pg_dbname: str = "hadith_db4"
+    pg_user: str = "hadith_ingest"
+    pg_password: str = "hadith_ingest"
     pg_sslmode: str = "require"
 
     # Neo4j
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     neo4j_password: str = "NEO4J-PASS"
 
     # Qdrant
-    qdrant_host: str = "qdrant.vector.svc.cluster.local"
-    qdrant_port: int = 6333
+    qdrant_host: str = "vector.betelgeusebytes.io"
+    qdrant_port: int = 443
     qdrant_collection: str = "hadiths"
 
     # Elasticsearch
diff --git a/app/services/database.py b/app/services/database.py
index 5ad32df..21a9e3c 100644
--- a/app/services/database.py
+++ b/app/services/database.py
@@ -27,40 +27,56 @@ class Database:
         settings = get_settings()
 
         # PostgreSQL connection pool
-        self.pg_pool = psycopg2.pool.ThreadedConnectionPool(
-            minconn=2,
-            maxconn=10,
-            host=settings.pg_host,
-            port=settings.pg_port,
-            dbname=settings.pg_dbname,
-            user=settings.pg_user,
-            password=settings.pg_password,
-            sslmode=settings.pg_sslmode,
-        )
-        print(f"✅ PostgreSQL pool created ({settings.pg_host})")
+        try:
+            self.pg_pool = psycopg2.pool.ThreadedConnectionPool(
+                minconn=2,
+                maxconn=10,
+                host=settings.pg_host,
+                port=settings.pg_port,
+                dbname=settings.pg_dbname,
+                user=settings.pg_user,
+                password=settings.pg_password,
+                sslmode=settings.pg_sslmode,
+            )
+            print(f"✅ PostgreSQL pool created ({settings.pg_host})")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"⚠️ PostgreSQL failed: {e}")
 
         # Neo4j
-        self.neo4j_driver = GraphDatabase.driver(
-            settings.neo4j_uri,
-            auth=(settings.neo4j_user, settings.neo4j_password),
-        )
-        self.neo4j_driver.verify_connectivity()
-        print(f"✅ Neo4j connected ({settings.neo4j_uri})")
+        try:
+            self.neo4j_driver = GraphDatabase.driver(
+                settings.neo4j_uri,
+                auth=(settings.neo4j_user, settings.neo4j_password),
+            )
+            self.neo4j_driver.verify_connectivity()
+            print(f"✅ Neo4j connected ({settings.neo4j_uri})")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"⚠️ Neo4j failed: {e}")
 
         # Qdrant
-        self.qdrant = QdrantClient(
-            host=settings.qdrant_host,
-            port=settings.qdrant_port,
-        )
-        collections = self.qdrant.get_collections()
-        print(f"✅ Qdrant connected ({settings.qdrant_host}, {len(collections.collections)} collections)")
+        try:
+            self.qdrant = QdrantClient(
+                host=settings.qdrant_host,
+                port=settings.qdrant_port,
+                timeout=5,
+            )
+            collections = self.qdrant.get_collections()
+            print(f"✅ Qdrant connected ({settings.qdrant_host}, {len(collections.collections)} collections)")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"⚠️ Qdrant unavailable: {e}")
+            self.qdrant = None
 
         # Elasticsearch
-        self.es = Elasticsearch(settings.es_host)
-        if self.es.ping():
-            print(f"✅ Elasticsearch connected ({settings.es_host})")
-        else:
-            print(f"⚠️ Elasticsearch ping failed ({settings.es_host})")
+        try:
+            self.es = Elasticsearch(settings.es_host, request_timeout=5)
+            if self.es.ping():
+                print(f"✅ Elasticsearch connected ({settings.es_host})")
+            else:
+                print(f"⚠️ Elasticsearch ping failed ({settings.es_host})")
+                self.es = None
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"⚠️ Elasticsearch unavailable: {e}")
+            self.es = None
 
         # HTTP client for TEI embedding requests
         self.http_client = httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=30.0)