Here is the Docker Compose file that we'll be using to set up our PostgreSQL container and backup container: version:'3.8'services:db-postgresql:image:postgres:13restart:alwaysenvironment:POSTGRES_USER:rootPOSTGRES_PASSWORD:P@ASSW0RD654POSTGRES_DB:bitbucketPGDATA:/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdataPOST...
Some time ago, I needed to backup a PostgreSQL database from a production server in order to be able to fix a problem which was difficult to reproduce in the test environment. It appeared that I could not find the answer very quickly by means of a Google search. After a while, I mana...
In a production environment, no matter how large or small yourPostgreSQLdatabase may be, regular backup is an essential aspect of database management. In this article, you will learn how to backup and restore a PostgreSQL database. We assume that you already have a working installation of the...
If you'd like to compare MySQL to its second-most popular competitor, check out our in-depth PostgreSQL vs. MySQL comparison. So, today, you will learn the fundamentals of running MySQL in tandem with Docker. Let’s get started! Prerequisites As this article focuses on MySQL Docker container...
To return to the shell, pressCTRL+C. 7. Go inside the container: docker exec -it [container-name] /bin/sh Anshshell prompt appears. 8. Access the PostgreSQL database by runningpsql, thecommand-line interfacefor PostgreSQL: psql --username postgress ...
- /volume1/docker/postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw ports: - 2665:5432 restart: on-failure:5 pgadmin: container_name: pgAdmin image: dpage/pgadmin4:latest mem_limit: 256m cpu_shares: 768 healthcheck: test: wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:5050 ...
Testing your database application against newer versions of your main application or Postgres itself The PostgreSQL Docker Community maintains this image and added it to Docker Hub due to its widespread appeal. Can you deploy Postgres containers in production? Yes! Though this answer comes with some...
Docker Nowadays, many tools and databases are run as Docker applications, PostgreSQL included. You can also run the Docker version of PostgreSQL easily onKubernetesor any other container orchestration platform. However, in such cases, you don’t want to make changes directly in the pods orcontaine...
In the context of Kubernetes, valuable information usually also includes its configurations, secrets, etcd database, persistent volumes, etc. Proper backup strategy configuration can offer plenty of versatility and functionality to a Kubernetes environment, including app-level backups, namespace-level ...
As always, you can’t go wrong with the official stuff - and luckily, the PostgreSQL project provides all modern major versions (up to v8.4 by the way, released in 2009!) via the officialDocker Hub. You also need to know some “Docker foo”. For a simple test run, you usually want...