diff --git a/packages/core/app/package.json b/packages/core/app/package.json
index 4331c8da3..83fce1290 100644
--- a/packages/core/app/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/app/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "types": "./lib/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@nocobase/preset-nocobase": "0.14.0-alpha.3"
+    "@nocobase/preset-nocobase": "0.14.0-alpha.3",
+    "@nocobase/server": "0.14.0-alpha.3",
+    "@nocobase/database": "0.14.0-alpha.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nocobase/client": "0.14.0-alpha.3"
diff --git a/packages/core/app/src/config/database.ts b/packages/core/app/src/config/database.ts
index d573e219c..4f80bf22a 100644
--- a/packages/core/app/src/config/database.ts
+++ b/packages/core/app/src/config/database.ts
@@ -1,52 +1,5 @@
-import { IDatabaseOptions } from '@nocobase/database';
+import { parseDatabaseOptionsFromEnv } from '@nocobase/database';
 
-function getEnvValue(key, defaultValue?) {
-  return process.env[key] || defaultValue;
-}
-
-function extractSSLOptionsFromEnv() {
-  const sslOptions = {};
-
-  const ca = getEnvValue('DB_DIALECT_OPTIONS_SSL_CA');
-  const key = getEnvValue('DB_DIALECT_OPTIONS_SSL_KEY');
-  const cert = getEnvValue('DB_DIALECT_OPTIONS_SSL_CERT');
-  const rejectUnauthorized = getEnvValue('DB_DIALECT_OPTIONS_SSL_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED');
-
-  if (ca) sslOptions['ca'] = ca;
-  if (key) sslOptions['key'] = key;
-  if (cert) sslOptions['cert'] = cert;
-  if (rejectUnauthorized) sslOptions['rejectUnauthorized'] = rejectUnauthorized === 'true';
-
-  return sslOptions;
-}
-
-const databaseOptions = {
-  logging: process.env.DB_LOGGING == 'on' ? customLogger : false,
-  dialect: process.env.DB_DIALECT as any,
-  storage: process.env.DB_STORAGE,
-  username: process.env.DB_USER,
-  password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
-  database: process.env.DB_DATABASE,
-  host: process.env.DB_HOST,
-  port: process.env.DB_PORT as any,
-  timezone: process.env.DB_TIMEZONE,
-  tablePrefix: process.env.DB_TABLE_PREFIX,
-  schema: process.env.DB_SCHEMA,
-  underscored: process.env.DB_UNDERSCORED === 'true',
-} as IDatabaseOptions;
-
-const sslOptions = extractSSLOptionsFromEnv();
-
-if (Object.keys(sslOptions).length) {
-  databaseOptions.dialectOptions = databaseOptions.dialectOptions || {};
-  databaseOptions.dialectOptions['ssl'] = sslOptions;
-}
-
-export default databaseOptions;
-
-function customLogger(queryString, queryObject) {
-  console.log(queryString); // outputs a string
-  if (queryObject?.bind) {
-    console.log(queryObject.bind); // outputs an array
-  }
+export async function parseDatabaseOptions() {
+  return await parseDatabaseOptionsFromEnv();
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/app/src/config/index.ts b/packages/core/app/src/config/index.ts
index 55b45c2d9..4167a2c4e 100644
--- a/packages/core/app/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/app/src/config/index.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import cache from './cache';
-import database from './database';
+import { parseDatabaseOptions } from './database';
 import logger from './logger';
 import plugins from './plugins';
 import resourcer from './resourcer';
 
-export default {
-  database,
-  resourcer,
-  plugins,
-  cache,
-  logger,
-};
+export async function getConfig() {
+  return {
+    database: await parseDatabaseOptions(),
+    resourcer,
+    plugins,
+    cache,
+    logger,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/app/src/index.ts b/packages/core/app/src/index.ts
index edf45014b..d3776c07b 100644
--- a/packages/core/app/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/app/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { Gateway } from '@nocobase/server';
-import config from './config';
+import { getConfig } from './config';
 
-Gateway.getInstance().run({
-  mainAppOptions: config,
-});
+getConfig()
+  .then((config) => {
+    return Gateway.getInstance().run({
+      mainAppOptions: config,
+    });
+  })
+  .catch((e) => {
+    console.error(e);
+  });
diff --git a/packages/core/database/src/helpers.ts b/packages/core/database/src/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3307a74f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/database/src/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { IDatabaseOptions } from './database';
+import fs from 'fs';
+
+function getEnvValue(key, defaultValue?) {
+  return process.env[key] || defaultValue;
+}
+
+function isFilePath(value) {
+  return fs.promises
+    .stat(value)
+    .then((stats) => stats.isFile())
+    .catch((err) => {
+      if (err.code === 'ENOENT') {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      throw err;
+    });
+}
+
+function getValueOrFileContent(envVarName) {
+  const value = getEnvValue(envVarName);
+
+  if (!value) {
+    return Promise.resolve(null);
+  }
+
+  return isFilePath(value)
+    .then((isFile) => {
+      if (isFile) {
+        return fs.promises.readFile(value, 'utf8');
+      }
+      return value;
+    })
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error(`Failed to read file content for environment variable ${envVarName}.`);
+      throw error;
+    });
+}
+
+function extractSSLOptionsFromEnv() {
+  return Promise.all([
+    getValueOrFileContent('DB_DIALECT_OPTIONS_SSL_MODE'),
+    getValueOrFileContent('DB_DIALECT_OPTIONS_SSL_CA'),
+    getValueOrFileContent('DB_DIALECT_OPTIONS_SSL_KEY'),
+    getValueOrFileContent('DB_DIALECT_OPTIONS_SSL_CERT'),
+    getValueOrFileContent('DB_DIALECT_OPTIONS_SSL_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED'),
+  ]).then(([mode, ca, key, cert, rejectUnauthorized]) => {
+    const sslOptions = {};
+
+    if (mode) sslOptions['mode'] = mode;
+    if (ca) sslOptions['ca'] = ca;
+    if (key) sslOptions['key'] = key;
+    if (cert) sslOptions['cert'] = cert;
+    if (rejectUnauthorized) sslOptions['rejectUnauthorized'] = rejectUnauthorized === 'true';
+
+    return sslOptions;
+  });
+}
+
+export async function parseDatabaseOptionsFromEnv(): Promise<IDatabaseOptions> {
+  const databaseOptions: IDatabaseOptions = {
+    logging: process.env.DB_LOGGING == 'on' ? customLogger : false,
+    dialect: process.env.DB_DIALECT as any,
+    storage: process.env.DB_STORAGE,
+    username: process.env.DB_USER,
+    password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+    database: process.env.DB_DATABASE,
+    host: process.env.DB_HOST,
+    port: process.env.DB_PORT as any,
+    timezone: process.env.DB_TIMEZONE,
+    tablePrefix: process.env.DB_TABLE_PREFIX,
+    schema: process.env.DB_SCHEMA,
+    underscored: process.env.DB_UNDERSCORED === 'true',
+  };
+
+  const sslOptions = await extractSSLOptionsFromEnv();
+
+  if (Object.keys(sslOptions).length) {
+    databaseOptions.dialectOptions = databaseOptions.dialectOptions || {};
+    databaseOptions.dialectOptions['ssl'] = sslOptions;
+  }
+
+  return databaseOptions;
+}
+
+function customLogger(queryString, queryObject) {
+  console.log(queryString);
+  if (queryObject?.bind) {
+    console.log(queryObject.bind);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/database/src/index.ts b/packages/core/database/src/index.ts
index b972f7e22..ea1e39604 100644
--- a/packages/core/database/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/database/src/index.ts
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ export { snakeCase } from './utils';
 export * from './value-parsers';
 export * from './view-collection';
 export * from './view/view-inference';
+export * from './helpers';