Local release server connect to remote postgres db

[kimlambiguit]

i have a postgres db hosted on azure, i was able to run the steps in the database configuration readme.

below is my local.js

datastores: {
    postgresql: {
      adapter: 'sails-postgresql',
      host: 'xxxx.postgres.database.azure.com',
      user: 'electron_release_server_user',
      password: 'xxxx',
      database: 'electron_release_server',
      port: 5432,
    }
  },

  session: {
    secret: '6FA3075A5B7A709CC236214060C5AF1B893825DC2DDA220D76F0999907DCFDF',
    database: 'electron_release_server_sessions',
    host: 'xxxx.postgres.database.azure.com',
    user: 'electron_release_server_user',
    password: 'xxxx',
    port: 5432
  }

the xxxx are obviously place holder but to ensure i'm able to connect from my machine to the remote postgres, i tried using the credentials of electron_release_server_user via pgAdmi and I can connect with no issue. when i tried running electron-release server with npm start, i'm getting the error below.

if you need more info let me know. i'm just stuck with this.
thank you.