PostgreSQL: Using PostgreSQL with Node.js/TypeORM

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To connect to PostgreSQL from Node.js using TypeORM, set the ssl flag to true as shown in the example below:

createConnection({
  type: 'postgres',
  host: '<XXXXXX>.stackhero-network.com',
  port: <PORT>,
  username: '<USERNAME>',
  password: '<PASSWORD>',
  database: '<DATABASE>',
  extra: {
    ssl: true
  }
});