works

backend/storage/database/dialect/config.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type Hook struct {
 	Match  func(string) bool
 	Decode func(name string, config any) (database.Connector, error)
 	Name   string
+	Field  configure.Updater
 }
 
 var hooks = make([]Hook, 0)
@@ -30,11 +31,13 @@ func init() {
 			Match:  postgres.NameMatcher,
 			Decode: postgres.DecodeConfig,
 			Name:   postgres.Name,
+			Field:  postgres.Field,
 		},
 		Hook{
 			Match:  gosql.NameMatcher,
 			Decode: gosql.DecodeConfig,
 			Name:   gosql.Name,
+			Field:  gosql.Field,
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -48,18 +51,17 @@ type Config struct {
 // Fields implements [configure.StructUpdater].
 func (c *Config) Fields() []configure.Updater {
 	dialects := configure.OneOf{
-		FieldName:   "dialect",
 		Description: "The database dialect Zitadel connects to",
 		SubFields:   []configure.Updater{},
 	}
 	for _, hook := range hooks {
-		value := c.Dialects[hook.Name]
-		dialects.SubFields = append(dialects.SubFields, &configure.Field[any]{
+		if hook.Field == nil {
+			panic("hook must configure its config fields")
+		}
+		dialects.SubFields = append(dialects.SubFields, &configure.Struct{
 			FieldName:   hook.Name,
-			Default:     nil,
-			Description: fmt.Sprintf("Configuration for connection string for %s", hook.Name),
-			Version:     config.V3,
-			Value:       &value,
+			Description: fmt.Sprintf("Configuration for %s", hook.Name),
+			SubFields:   []configure.Updater{hook.Field},
 		})
 	}
 

backend/storage/database/dialect/gosql/config.go

@@ -6,12 +6,25 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/backend/cmd/configure"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/backend/storage/database"
 )
 
 var (
-	_    database.Connector = (*Config)(nil)
-	Name                    = "gosql"
+	_ database.Connector = (*Config)(nil)
+
+	Name  = "gosql"
+	Field = &configure.Field[string]{
+		Description: "Connection string",
+		Version:     semver.MustParse("v3"),
+		Validate: func(s string) error {
+			_, err := pgxpool.ParseConfig(s)
+			return err
+		},
+	}
 )
 
 type Config struct {

backend/storage/database/dialect/postgres/config.go

@@ -6,14 +6,91 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
 
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/backend/cmd/configure"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/backend/storage/database"
 )
 
 var (
 	_    database.Connector = (*Config)(nil)
 	Name                    = "postgres"
+
+	Field = &configure.OneOf{
+		Description: "Configuring postgres using one of the following options",
+		SubFields: []configure.Updater{
+			&configure.Field[string]{
+				Description: "Connection string",
+				Version:     semver.MustParse("v3"),
+				Validate: func(s string) error {
+					_, err := pgxpool.ParseConfig(s)
+					return err
+				},
+			},
+			&configure.Struct{
+				Description: "Configuration for the connection",
+				SubFields: []configure.Updater{
+					&configure.Field[string]{
+						FieldName:   "host",
+						Value:       "localhost",
+						Description: "The host to connect to",
+						Version:     semver.MustParse("3"),
+					},
+					&configure.Field[uint32]{
+						FieldName:   "port",
+						Value:       5432,
+						Description: "The port to connect to",
+						Version:     semver.MustParse("3"),
+					},
+					&configure.Field[string]{
+						FieldName:   "database",
+						Value:       "zitadel",
+						Description: "The database to connect to",
+						Version:     semver.MustParse("3"),
+					},
+					&configure.Field[string]{
+						FieldName:   "user",
+						Description: "The user to connect as",
+						Value:       "zitadel",
+						Version:     semver.MustParse("3"),
+					},
+					&configure.Field[string]{
+						FieldName:   "password",
+						Description: "The password to connect with",
+						Version:     semver.MustParse("3"),
+						HideInput:   true,
+					},
+					&configure.OneOf{
+						FieldName:   "sslMode",
+						Description: "The SSL mode to use",
+						SubFields: []configure.Updater{
+							&configure.Constant[string]{
+								Description: "Disable",
+								Constant:    "disable",
+								Version:     semver.MustParse("3"),
+							},
+							&configure.Constant[string]{
+								Description: "Require",
+								Constant:    "require",
+								Version:     semver.MustParse("3"),
+							},
+							&configure.Constant[string]{
+								Description: "Verify CA",
+								Constant:    "verify-ca",
+								Version:     semver.MustParse("3"),
+							},
+							&configure.Constant[string]{
+								Description: "Verify Full",
+								Constant:    "verify-full",
+								Version:     semver.MustParse("3"),
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
 )
 
 type Config struct{ *pgxpool.Config }

backend/storage/database/dialect/postgres/conn.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/backend/storage/database"
 )
 

backend/storage/database/dialect/postgres/pool.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/backend/storage/database"
 )
 

backend/storage/database/dialect/postgres/rows.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package postgres
 
 import (
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
+
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/backend/storage/database"
 )
 

backend/storage/database/dialect/postgres/tx.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
+
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/backend/storage/database"
 )