docker-postgres-create.md

Create and run Postgres

docker run -p {{PORT}}:{{PORT}} --name {{CONTAINER_NAME}} -e POSTGRES_DB={{DB_NAME}} -e POSTGRES_USER={{DB_USER_NAME}} -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD={{DB_PASSWORD}} -d postgres

• PORT: Port on which postgres will be running/accesed
• CONTAINER_NAME: Name to assign to the container
• DB_NAME: Databse name which needs to be created.
• DB_USER_NAME: Username for database login
• DB_PASSWORD: Password for the above database login user

Example

docker run -p 5432:5432 --name postgres-server -e POSTGRES_DB=ak-cli -e POSTGRES_USER=arshad -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=arshad -d postgres

Related

• Create and run Mongo
• Create and run Redis