diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 6ceffae..df29755 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 kafka:
   servers:
-  - "localhost:9992"
-  topic: "sample"
+  - "kafka-f7ae38e-vladanovic-4654.aivencloud.com:23702"
+  topic: "sitestats"
+  cafile: "./certs/ca.pem"
+  cert: "./certs/service.cert"
+  key: "./certs/service.key"
+  passwd: ""
 postgres:
-  dbhost: "localhost"
-  dbport: 5432
-  dbname: "chweb"
-  dbuser: "vladan"
+  dbhost: "pg-2e0f365c-vladanovic-4654.aivencloud.com"
+  dbport: 23700
+  dbname: "defaultdb"
+  dbuser: "avnadmin"
   dbpass: ""
+  dbcert: "./certs/pg.pem"
 sites:
 - url: "https://dsadakjhkjsahkjh.com"
   regex: "domain"
diff --git a/src/chweb/collector.py b/src/chweb/collector.py
index c2b2d20..68392bd 100644
--- a/src/chweb/collector.py
+++ b/src/chweb/collector.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import aiokafka  # type: ignore
+from aiokafka.helpers import create_ssl_context  # type: ignore
 import requests
 from requests import exceptions as rqexc
 
@@ -86,9 +87,18 @@ class Producer(Service):
                  event_loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop,
                  queue: asyncio.Queue):
         super().__init__(config, logger, event_loop, queue)
+        context = create_ssl_context(
+            cafile=self.config.kafka.cafile,
+            certfile=self.config.kafka.cert,
+            keyfile=self.config.kafka.key,
+            password=self.config.kafka.passwd,
+        )
         self.producer = aiokafka.AIOKafkaProducer(
             loop=self.loop,
-            bootstrap_servers=self.config.kafka.servers)
+            bootstrap_servers=self.config.kafka.servers,
+            security_protocol="SSL",
+            ssl_context=context,
+        )
 
     async def produce(self):
         """
@@ -96,6 +106,7 @@ class Producer(Service):
         that reads from the queue and sends the messages to the topic defined
         in the config.
         """
+        self.logger.info(self.config)
         await self.producer.start()
         try:
             while True:
diff --git a/src/chweb/config.py b/src/chweb/config.py
index e9521ba..b26146f 100644
--- a/src/chweb/config.py
+++ b/src/chweb/config.py
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ def create_config(conf: Dict[str, Any]):
         kafka_servers = kafka_servers_env.split(',')
 
     kafka_topic = os.getenv('KAFKA_TOPIC')
+    kafka_cafile = os.getenv('KAFKA_CA_FILE')
+    kafka_cert = os.getenv('KAFKA_CERT')
+    kafka_key = os.getenv('KAFKA_KEY')
+    kafka_pass = os.getenv('KAFKA_PASS')
 
     pg_db = os.getenv('POSTGRES_DB')
     pg_host = os.getenv('POSTGRES_HOST')
@@ -50,6 +54,11 @@ def create_config(conf: Dict[str, Any]):
     config.kafka.servers = (kafka_servers if kafka_servers_env
                             else config.kafka.servers)
     config.kafka.topic = kafka_topic or config.kafka.topic
+    config.kafka.cafile = kafka_cafile or config.kafka.cafile
+    config.kafka.cert = kafka_topic or config.kafka.cert
+    config.kafka.key = kafka_key or config.kafka.key
+    config.kafka.passwd = kafka_pass or config.kafka.passwd
+
     config.postgres.dbhost = pg_host or config.postgres.dbhost
     config.postgres.dbname = pg_db or config.postgres.dbname
     config.postgres.dbport = (int(pg_port) if pg_port is not None
diff --git a/src/chweb/consumer.py b/src/chweb/consumer.py
index 7da5bdb..2009634 100644
--- a/src/chweb/consumer.py
+++ b/src/chweb/consumer.py
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ Sample consumer.
 import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
+import ssl
 from typing import Optional
 
 import aiokafka  # type: ignore
+from aiokafka.helpers import create_ssl_context  # type: ignore
 import asyncpg  # type: ignore
 
 from chweb.base import Service
@@ -26,10 +28,19 @@ class Consumer(Service):
                  queue: asyncio.Queue):
         super().__init__(config, logger, event_loop, queue)
         self.db = Db(self.loop, self.logger, self.config.postgres)
+        context = create_ssl_context(
+            cafile=self.config.kafka.cafile,
+            certfile=self.config.kafka.cert,
+            keyfile=self.config.kafka.key,
+            password=self.config.kafka.passwd,
+        )
         self.consumer = aiokafka.AIOKafkaConsumer(
             self.config.kafka.topic,
             loop=self.loop,
-            bootstrap_servers=self.config.kafka.servers)
+            bootstrap_servers=self.config.kafka.servers,
+            security_protocol="SSL",
+            ssl_context=context,
+        )
 
     async def consume(self):
         """
@@ -46,7 +57,7 @@ class Consumer(Service):
                 self.logger.debug(check)
                 await self.db.save(check)
         except Exception as exc:
-            self.logger.error(exc)
+            self.logger.exception(exc)
             self.logger.info("Exiting due to previous errors!")
         finally:
             await self.consumer.stop()
@@ -80,6 +91,7 @@ class Db:
             password=self.conf.dbpass,
             database=self.conf.dbname,
             loop=self.loop, timeout=60,
+            ssl=ssl.create_default_context(cafile=self.conf.dbcert),
         )
         await self.conn.execute('''
             CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS statuses(
diff --git a/src/chweb/models.py b/src/chweb/models.py
index 57efbc2..3a18018 100644
--- a/src/chweb/models.py
+++ b/src/chweb/models.py
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ class KafkaConfig(BaseModel):
     """
     Kafka broker configuration.
     """
-    servers: List[str] = ["localhost:9992"]
-    topic: str = "sample"
+    servers: List[str] = []
+    topic: str
+    cafile: str
+    cert: str
+    key: str
+    passwd: str
 
 
 class PostgresConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ class PostgresConfig(BaseModel):
     dbname: str = "chweb"
     dbuser: str = "vladan"
     dbpass: str = ""
+    dbcert: str = ""
 
 
 class SiteConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -60,6 +65,6 @@ class Config(BaseModel):
     Main application configuration. Same for the checker and the kafka
     consumer / postgres writer for simplicity while deploying.
     """
-    kafka: KafkaConfig = KafkaConfig()
-    postgres: PostgresConfig = PostgresConfig()
+    kafka: KafkaConfig
+    postgres: PostgresConfig
     sites: List[SiteConfig] = []