Overview

For the development you do not need to install PostgreSQL database server locally because you can install it on docker. Here is a description how to install the PostgreSQL database server on docker.

Preconditions

• docker is installed on your local system

Get The PostgreSQL image from the repository

you can get The PostgreSQL image from the repository with the following command:

docker run --name postgres-db -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres -p 5432:5432 -d postgres

The options:

• name: the name of your container
• POSTGRES_PASSWORD: the password that gives you access to your database
• -p: the ports that maps the containers port 5432 to the external port 5432
• -d: get the latest 'postgres' Docker image from the Docker Hub