diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Install.php b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Install.php
index 43c5289f02..d18f6b7c88 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Install.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Install.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Install extends Action
             ->param('image', 'appwrite', new Text(0), 'Main appwrite docker image', true)
             ->param('interactive', 'Y', new Text(1), 'Run an interactive session', true)
             ->param('no-start', false, new Boolean(true), 'Run an interactive session', true)
-            ->param('database', '', new Text(0), 'Database to use (mariadb|postgresql)', true)
+            ->param('database', 'mariadb', new Text(0), 'Database to use (mariadb|postgresql)', true)
             ->callback(fn ($httpPort, $httpsPort, $organization, $image, $interactive, $noStart, $database) => $this->action($httpPort, $httpsPort, $organization, $image, $interactive, $noStart, $database));
     }
 
@@ -139,17 +139,6 @@ class Install extends Action
             }
         }
 
-        // if ($interactive == 'Y' && Console::isInteractive()) {
-        //     $dbChoice = Console::confirm('Choose your database (mariadb|postgresql): (default: ' . $database . ')');
-        //     if (!empty($dbChoice)) {
-        //         $database = $dbChoice;
-        //         if (!in_array($database, ['mariadb', 'postgresql'])) {
-        //             Console::error('Invalid database choice. Please choose either mariadb or postgresql.');
-        //             Console::exit(1);
-        //         }
-        //     }
-        //     $vars['_APP_DB_SCHEME']['default'] = $database;
-        // }
 
         if (empty($httpPort)) {
             $httpPort = Console::confirm('Choose your server HTTP port: (default: ' . $defaultHTTPPort . ')');
@@ -202,6 +191,13 @@ class Install extends Action
             }
         }
         $database = $input['_APP_DB_SCHEME'];
+        if ($database === 'postgresql') {
+            $input['_APP_DB_HOST'] = 'postgresql';
+            $input['_APP_DB_PORT'] = 5432;
+        } elseif ($database === 'mariadb') {
+            $input['_APP_DB_HOST'] = 'mariadb';
+            $input['_APP_DB_PORT'] = 3306;
+        }
 
         $templateForCompose = new View(__DIR__ . '/../../../../app/views/install/compose.phtml');
         $templateForEnv = new View(__DIR__ . '/../../../../app/views/install/env.phtml');