# RDS as external Postgres DB is slow In Awx

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/rds-as-external-postgres-db-is-slow-in-awx/36922>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Tags:** awx\
**Created:** [July 29, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rds-as-external-postgres-db-is-slow-in-awx/36922 "2022-07-29T15:13:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jagruti\_Belani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Jagruti\_Belani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jagruti_Belani)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rds-as-external-postgres-db-is-slow-in-awx/36922/1 "2022-07-29T15:13:10Z")

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Hi team  
I have RDS as external Postgres db on my awx  
It is super slow  
Also it whenever I launch any template or update inventory it gives ImagePullBackOff Error.

Pls suggest solution  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![AWX\_Project](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@AWX\_Project](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AWX_Project)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rds-as-external-postgres-db-is-slow-in-awx/36922/2 "2022-08-05T17:22:43Z")

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Hi!  
Are you using any custom EEs? If so you will need to make sure your k8s cluster can access any private registries you may be hosting your EE on.  
[https://groups.google.com/g/awx-project/c/5JVBO4bI3pE/m/jPIPMDJRAAAJ](https://groups.google.com/g/awx-project/c/5JVBO4bI3pE/m/jPIPMDJRAAAJ)

More information on your setup would be helpful, e.g. awx-operator and awx versions

Also does “kubectl describe pod” give you more detailed information on the ImagePullBackOff error?

AWX Team