Run PostgreSQL in Docker
To run PostgreSQL on docker, create a directory for saving the data presistant
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mkdir -p /opt/my-postgresql |
run docker container
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docker run --name my-postgresql \ -p 5432:5432 \ -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=serverok123 \ -e POSTGRES_USER=serverok \ -e POSTGRES_DB=serverok \ -v /opt/my-postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql/data \ -d postgres |
In above, change the value for POSTGRES_DB, POSTGRES_USER and POSTGRES_PASSWORD as needed.
Connect to PostgreSQL server
To connect to PostgreSQL server, run
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docker container exec -ti my-postgresql bash |
Now you are inside PostgreSQL conainer, to login, run
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psql -U serverok -W |
It will ask for password. Once you enter password, you will be in PostgreSQL command line.
See docker