diff --git a/src/internal/config/base.go b/src/internal/config/base.go
index 891df7e..200d584 100644
--- a/src/internal/config/base.go
+++ b/src/internal/config/base.go
@@ -15,23 +15,26 @@ import (
 func LoadConfig(logger *slog.Logger) (*Config, error) {
 	_ = godotenv.Load() // необязательно фейлиться, если файла нет
 
-	cfg := &Config{
-		Timezone:   GetEnvAs("TIMEZONE", "UTC", ParseString),
-		ServiceURL: GetEnvAs("SERVICE_URL", "http://localhost:8080", ParseString),
-		LoggingConfig: LoggingConfig{
-			Instance: logger,
-			Level:    GetEnvAs("LOG_LEVEL", "info", ParseString),
-		},
-		DatabaseConfig: FillDatabaseConfig(),
-	}
+	cfg := &Config{}
 
-	printConfig(cfg)
+	cfg.Timezone = GetEnvAs("TIMEZONE", "UTC", ParseString)
+	cfg.ServiceURL = GetEnvAs("SERVICE_URL", "http://localhost:8080", ParseString)
+
+	cfg.LoggingConfig.Instance = logger
+	cfg.LoggingConfig.Level = GetEnvAs("LOG_LEVEL", "info", ParseString)
+	cfg.LoggingConfig.ShowCfgDump = GetEnvAs("LOG_SHOW_DUMP", false, ParseBool)
+
+	cfg.DatabaseConfig = FillDatabaseConfig()
+
+	if cfg.LoggingConfig.ShowCfgDump {
+		cfg.Print()
+	}
 	return cfg, nil
 }
 
 // PrintConfig выводит конфигурацию (или любой другой struct) в виде таблички "KEY - VALUE".
 // Функция использует рефлексию для перебора полей структуры.
-func printConfig(cfg any) {
+func (c *Config) Print() {
 
 	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 0, 2, ' ', 0)
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "Loaded configuration:")
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ func printConfig(cfg any) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "----\t-----")
 
 	// Получаем reflect.Value объекта.
-	v := reflect.ValueOf(cfg)
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(c)
 	// Если передан указатель, получаем значение, на которое он указывает.
 	if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		v = v.Elem()
diff --git a/src/internal/config/database.go b/src/internal/config/database.go
index 6ea959f..f86dddc 100644
--- a/src/internal/config/database.go
+++ b/src/internal/config/database.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 	"time"
 )
 
 type DatabaseConfig struct {
+	URL      string
 	Kind     string
 	Host     string
 	Port     string
@@ -17,27 +19,95 @@ type DatabaseConfig struct {
 }
 
 func FillDatabaseConfig() DatabaseConfig {
+	databaseURL := GetEnvAs("DATABASE_URL", "", ParseString)
+
+	if databaseURL == "" {
+		return DatabaseConfig{}
+	}
+
+	u, err := url.Parse(databaseURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return DatabaseConfig{}
+	}
+
+	kind := "postgres"
+	if u.Scheme == "postgresql" {
+		kind = "postgres"
+	} else if u.Scheme != "" {
+		kind = u.Scheme
+	}
+
+	dbName := ""
+	if len(u.Path) > 1 {
+		dbName = u.Path[1:]
+	}
+
 	return DatabaseConfig{
-		Kind:     GetEnvAs("DATABASE_KIND", "postgres", ParseString),
-		Host:     GetEnvAs("DATABASE_HOST", "localhost", ParseString),
-		Port:     GetEnvAs("DATABASE_PORT", "5432", ParseString),
-		User:     GetEnvAs("DATABASE_USER", "chudovo", ParseString),
-		Password: GetEnvAs("DATABASE_PASS", "top_secret", ParseString),
-		Name:     GetEnvAs("DATABASE_NAME", "chudovo", ParseString),
-		UseTLS:   GetEnvAs("DATABASE_USETLS", false, ParseBool),
+		URL:  databaseURL,
+		Kind: kind,
+		Host: u.Hostname(),
+		Port: u.Port(),
+		User: u.User.Username(),
+		Password: func() string {
+			password, _ := u.User.Password()
+			return password
+		}(),
+		Name:    dbName,
+		UseTLS:  GetEnvAs("DATABASE_USETLS", false, ParseBool),
+		Timeout: GetEnvAs("DATABASE_TIMEOUT", 30*time.Second, ParseDuration),
 	}
 }
 
-func GetDatabaseDSN(cfg *DatabaseConfig) string {
+// GetDatabaseURLForLogging возвращает URL базы данных для логирования, скрывая пароль.
+func GetDatabaseURLForLogging(cfg *DatabaseConfig) (string, error) {
+	if cfg.URL == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("parameter DATABASE_URL is empty")
+	}
+
+	u, err := url.Parse(cfg.URL)
+	if err == nil {
+		if u.User != nil {
+			username := u.User.Username()
+			s := u.Scheme + "://" + username + ":***@" + u.Host
+			if u.Path != "" {
+				s += u.Path
+			}
+			if u.RawQuery != "" {
+				s += "?" + u.RawQuery
+			}
+			return s, err
+		}
+	}
+	return u.String(), err
+}
+
+func GetDatabaseDSN(cfg *DatabaseConfig) (string, error) {
+	if cfg.URL == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("parameter DATABASE_URL is empty")
+	}
+
+	u, err := url.Parse(cfg.URL)
+	if err == nil {
+		query := u.Query()
+		if !cfg.UseTLS {
+			query.Set("sslmode", "disable")
+		} else if query.Get("sslmode") == "" {
+			query.Set("sslmode", "require")
+		}
+		u.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+		return u.String(), err
+	}
+
 	dsn := fmt.Sprintf(
 		"host=%s port=%s user=%s password=%s dbname=%s",
 		cfg.Host, cfg.Port, cfg.User, cfg.Password, cfg.Name,
 	)
 
-	// Если TLS отключен, добавляем параметр sslmode=disable
 	if !cfg.UseTLS {
 		dsn += " sslmode=disable"
+	} else {
+		dsn += " sslmode=require"
 	}
 
-	return dsn
+	return dsn, nil
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/config/interface.go b/src/internal/config/interface.go
index ab6d8e6..64ca0a0 100644
--- a/src/internal/config/interface.go
+++ b/src/internal/config/interface.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "log/slog"
 type LoggingConfig struct {
 	Instance    *slog.Logger
 	Level       string
-	ShowCanDump bool
+	ShowCfgDump bool
 }
 
 type Config struct {
diff --git a/src/internal/logging/logging.go b/src/internal/logging/logging.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a29bd39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/logging/logging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package logging
+
+import (
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// New creates a slog logger with the provided level string (e.g., "debug", "info").
+func New(level string) *slog.Logger {
+	return slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: ParseLevel(level)}))
+}
+
+// ParseLevel converts a string level to slog.Level, defaults to info on unknown.
+func ParseLevel(lvl string) slog.Level {
+	switch strings.ToLower(lvl) {
+	case "debug":
+		return slog.LevelDebug
+	case "warn", "warning":
+		return slog.LevelWarn
+	case "error":
+		return slog.LevelError
+	case "info", "":
+		return slog.LevelInfo
+	default:
+		return slog.LevelInfo
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
index 67dc0ac..57beb2d 100644
--- a/src/main.go
+++ b/src/main.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"backend/ent"
 	"backend/src/internal/config"
 	"backend/src/internal/gateway"
+	"backend/src/internal/logging"
 	"backend/src/logic"
 
 	_ "github.com/lib/pq" // побочный импорт драйвера PostgreSQL
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ const (
 
 func main() {
 	var err error
-	logger := slog.Default()
-	// slog.SetLogLoggerLevel(slog.LevelDebug)
+	logger := logging.New("info")
+	slog.SetDefault(logger)
 
 	logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Starting %s version %s\n", AppName, AppVersion))
 
@@ -35,12 +36,32 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// adjust logger according to LOG_LEVEL
+	level := logging.ParseLevel(cfg.LoggingConfig.Level)
+	if level != slog.LevelInfo {
+		logger.Info("Adjusting log level from env", "level", level.String())
+	}
+	logger = logging.New(cfg.LoggingConfig.Level)
+	slog.SetDefault(logger)
+	cfg.LoggingConfig.Instance = logger
+
 	// создаем контекст с отменой для управления жизненным циклом сервиса.
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
 	// подключаемся к базе данных
-	dsn := config.GetDatabaseDSN(&cfg.DatabaseConfig)
+	dbURL, err := config.GetDatabaseURLForLogging(&cfg.DatabaseConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error("Failed getting database URL for logging", "error", err)
+		return
+	}
+	logger.Info("Connecting to database...", "url", dbURL)
+
+	dsn, err := config.GetDatabaseDSN(&cfg.DatabaseConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error("Failed getting database DSN", "error", err)
+		return
+	}
 	db, err := ent.Open(cfg.DatabaseConfig.Kind, dsn)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Failed opening connection to postgres", "error", err)