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Ubuntu Docker PostgreSQL How-To

How to use zaiste/postgresql Docker container.

Docker >= 0.5.0 required.

sudo docker pull zaiste/postgresql
CONTAINER=$(sudo docker run -d zaiste/postgresql)
CONTAINER_IP=$(sudo docker inspect $CONTAINER | grep IPAddress | awk '{ print $2 }' | tr -d ',"')
psql -h $CONTAINER_IP -p 5432 -d docker -U docker -W
password for user docker:
psql (9.2.4)
Type "help" for help.

docker=# create database foo owner=docker;
CREATE DATABASE
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