diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d573fd15..f63cee83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,37 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} / ${{ matrix.database }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        database: [sqlite]
+        include:
+          - python-version: '3.12'
+            database: postgresql
+
+    # Used by the postgresql leg only; settings fall back to sqlite when
+    # WEBVIRTCLOUD_DB_HOST is empty.
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:17-alpine
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: webvirtcloud
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: webvirtcloud
+          POSTGRES_DB: webvirtcloud
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 5s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 10
+
+    env:
+      WEBVIRTCLOUD_DB_HOST: ${{ matrix.database == 'postgresql' && 'localhost' || '' }}
+      WEBVIRTCLOUD_DB_PASSWORD: webvirtcloud
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
diff --git a/appsettings/migrations/0014_login_lockout_settings.py b/appsettings/migrations/0014_login_lockout_settings.py
index a18c9b73..4c9086e3 100644
--- a/appsettings/migrations/0014_login_lockout_settings.py
+++ b/appsettings/migrations/0014_login_lockout_settings.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from django.core.management.color import no_style
 from django.db import migrations
 
 
@@ -12,6 +13,12 @@ SETTINGS = [
 def add_settings(apps, schema_editor):
     setting = apps.get_model("appsettings", "AppSettings")
     db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
+    # Earlier migrations inserted the default rows with fixed ids, which a
+    # PostgreSQL id sequence does not see: move it past them before inserting
+    # without an id (a no-op on sqlite).
+    with schema_editor.connection.cursor() as cursor:
+        for sql in schema_editor.connection.ops.sequence_reset_sql(no_style(), [setting]):
+            cursor.execute(sql)
     for name, key, value, description in SETTINGS:
         setting.objects.using(db_alias).get_or_create(
             key=key, defaults={"name": name, "value": value, "choices": "", "description": description}
diff --git a/appsettings/test_migrations.py b/appsettings/test_migrations.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8730c63c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appsettings/test_migrations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""The default settings rows of the first migrations carry fixed ids, which a
+PostgreSQL id sequence does not see. A later migration that inserts without
+an id must not collide with them."""
+
+import importlib
+import unittest
+
+from django.apps import apps
+from django.db import connection
+from django.test import TransactionTestCase
+
+from appsettings.models import AppSettings
+
+login_lockout = importlib.import_module("appsettings.migrations.0014_login_lockout_settings")
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(connection.vendor == "postgresql", "id sequences are a PostgreSQL concern")
+class SequenceAfterFixedIdsTestCase(TransactionTestCase):
+    serialized_rollback = True
+
+    def test_login_lockout_settings_insert_after_fixed_ids(self):
+        with connection.schema_editor() as schema_editor:
+            login_lockout.del_settings(apps, schema_editor)
+            # the state after the fixed-id inserts: rows exist, the sequence starts at 1
+            with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+                cursor.execute("SELECT setval(pg_get_serial_sequence('appsettings_appsettings', 'id'), 1, false)")
+            login_lockout.add_settings(apps, schema_editor)
+        self.assertEqual(AppSettings.objects.filter(key__startswith="LOGIN_").count(), 2)
diff --git a/computes/test_api_security.py b/computes/test_api_security.py
index 0ac10bda..b572d4e9 100644
--- a/computes/test_api_security.py
+++ b/computes/test_api_security.py
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ class APISecurityTestCase(TestCase):
             name="api-test-compute",
             hostname="127.0.0.1",
             login="libvirt_user",
-            password="secret_hypervisor_password",
+            password="hv-secret-pw",
             type=1,
         )
         self.empty_compute = Compute.objects.create(
             name="empty-test-compute",
             hostname="127.0.0.1",
             login="libvirt_user",
-            password="secret_hypervisor_password",
+            password="hv-secret-pw",
             type=1,
         )
         self.flavor = Flavor.objects.create(