diff --git a/playgrounds/node/.env.demo b/playgrounds/node/.env.demo
index 966fb2f7c..aa3b67dcd 100644
--- a/playgrounds/node/.env.demo
+++ b/playgrounds/node/.env.demo
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# libSQL URL and Token for AstroDB
+ASTRO_DB_REMOTE_URL=libsql://your-database.turso.io
+ASTRO_DB_APP_TOKEN=
+
 # credentials for GitHub OAuth
 CMS_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=
 CMS_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=
diff --git a/playgrounds/node/astro.config.mts b/playgrounds/node/astro.config.mts
index 758614699..ce9a362b3 100644
--- a/playgrounds/node/astro.config.mts
+++ b/playgrounds/node/astro.config.mts
@@ -22,4 +22,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
 			},
 		}),
 	],
+	image: {
+		remotePatterns: [
+			{
+				protocol: 'https',
+			},
+		],
+	},
 });
diff --git a/playgrounds/node/package.json b/playgrounds/node/package.json
index 7d2fc5dd8..72175738a 100644
--- a/playgrounds/node/package.json
+++ b/playgrounds/node/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "db:login": "astro db login",
     "db:link": "astro db link",
-    "db:push": "astro db push",
+    "db:push": "astro db push --remote",
     "dev": "astro dev --remote",
     "start": "astro dev --remote",
     "build": "astro build --remote",
diff --git a/playgrounds/node/studiocms.config.mjs b/playgrounds/node/studiocms.config.mjs
index 100c897c0..08d7fbf88 100644
--- a/playgrounds/node/studiocms.config.mjs
+++ b/playgrounds/node/studiocms.config.mjs
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export default defineStudioCMSConfig({
 		useInoxSitemap: true,
 	},
 	imageService: {
-		useUnpic: true,
+		useUnpic: false,
+		astroImageServiceConfig: 'no-op',
 	},
 	dashboardConfig: {
 		AuthConfig: {