diff --git a/docs/deploy/database-setup.md b/docs/deploy/database-setup.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6583e5fd15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/deploy/database-setup.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+id: database-setup
+title: Database Setup
+---
+
+To run Unleash you need to have PostgreSQL database (PostgreSQL v10.x or newer).
+
+1. Create a local unleash databases in PostgreSQL
+
+```bash
+$ psql postgres <<SQL
+CREATE USER unleash_user WITH PASSWORD 'password';
+CREATE DATABASE unleash;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE unleash to unleash_user;
+SQL
+```
+
+You will now have a PostgreSQL database with the following configuration:
+
+- database name: `unleash`
+- username: `unleash_user`
+- password: `password`
+- host: `localhost` (assuming you started it locally)
+- port: `5432` (assuming you are using the default PostgreSQL port)
diff --git a/docs/deploy/getting-started.md b/docs/deploy/getting-started.md
index a3ddf7f5bb..d8dc27506e 100644
--- a/docs/deploy/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/deploy/getting-started.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ You will need:
 
 - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) (version 14 or later)
 - [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/download/) (version 10 or later)
-- [Create an unleash user and database](/docs/developer_guide).
+- [Create an unleash user and database](./database-setup).
 
 ## Start Unleash server
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Once the server has started, you will see the message:
 ```sh
 Unleash started on http://localhost:4242
 ```
+
 To run multiple replicas of Unleash simply point all instances to the same database.
 
 **Unleash v4:** The first time Unleash starts it will create a default user which you can use to sign-in to you Unleash instance and add more users with:
diff --git a/website/i18n/en.json b/website/i18n/en.json
index 012d6e6236..d380cc0c40 100644
--- a/website/i18n/en.json
+++ b/website/i18n/en.json
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@
       "deploy/database_backup": {
         "title": "Database Backup"
       },
+      "deploy/database-setup": {
+        "title": "Database Setup"
+      },
       "deploy/email": {
         "title": "Email"
       },
diff --git a/website/sidebars.json b/website/sidebars.json
index 61e1080375..b45cc52773 100644
--- a/website/sidebars.json
+++ b/website/sidebars.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
       "deploy/securing_unleash",
       "deploy/email",
       "deploy/google_auth",
+      "deploy/database-setup",
       "deploy/database_backup",
       "deploy/migration_guide",
       "deploy/import_export"