# addPostaWithReferences

- Module: [CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Posta](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.posta.md)
- Version: `13.5.0`
- Kind: `method`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Aspire/tree/4ff8268fbd97ddd23cb73dc8eff9cc92718156d1)

Adds a Posta container resource with PostgreSQL and Redis references

## Definition

```typescript
interface IDistributedApplicationBuilder {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  addPostaWithReferences(
    name: string,
    database: PostgresDatabaseResource,
    redis: RedisResource,
    jwtSecret?: ParameterResource,
    adminPassword?: ParameterResource,
    adminEmail?: string,
    port?: number): PostaResource
}
```

## Parameters

- `name` (`string`)
- `database` (`PostgresDatabaseResource`)
- `redis` (`RedisResource`)
- `jwtSecret` (`ParameterResource`) `optional`
- `adminPassword` (`ParameterResource`) `optional`
- `adminEmail` (`string`) `optional` `= admin@example.com`
- `port` (`number`) `optional`

## Returns

[PostaResource](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.posta/postaresource.md) `builder`

## Applies to

- [IDistributedApplicationBuilder](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.posta/idistributedapplicationbuilder.md)