Create postgres database in docker

Create the postgresql container

docker run -d --name postgres \
  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=RunningFlying2 \
  -e PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata \
  -v postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data \
  -p 5432:5432
  postgres:latest  

Explaination:

The above command will create a container with latest version of Postgres.

Here are the container and postgres database details.

• Container Name: postgres
• Docker Volume: postgres_data
• Host: 127.0.0.1
• Port: 5432
• User: postgres
• Password: RunningFlying2

That’s all for now.

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