bgilkes/postgres-on-docker

Running postgresql on docker

How to install docker and deploy postgres docker image using LinuxONE Community Cloud

Running postgresql on docker

Prerequisites

1. Request access to LinuxONE Community Cloud. Follow instructions here

Step 1: Install docker

1.1 install docker

# sudo yum install docker 

1.2 Ensure docker installed by checking version

# sudo docker version

Step 2: Download Postgres image

2.1 Pull postgres docker image

# sudo docker pull postgres:latest

2.2 List docker images

# sudo docker images

Step 3:Running Postgres docker images

3.1 Run postgres docker image as a container

# docker run --name some-postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword -d postgres

3.2 After succesfully running last command, you can now check the running container

# docker ps

3.3 Now you can execture Postgres container

# docker exec -it some-postgres bash

3.4 connect to postgresql using user postgres

# psql -U postgres