Connecting Docker Compose PostgreSQL Container to PgAdmin

compose_postgresql_pgadmin.md

• Run your compose with docker compose up
• Get the name of your compose network with docker network ls
  • The network name will be in the format of <project>_default unless changed
• Run the pgadmin command
  • docker run --net <compose_network> -v pgadmin4:/home/pgadmin/.pgadmin -p 5050:5050 --link <pg_container_name>:<pg_container_name> --rm meedan/pgadmin
• Browse to http://localhost:5050/
• Login with - admin@pgadmin.org:pgadmin

This is based on the following sources -

• https://gist.github.com/samsch/a8a9c81a12cf35fe123ba063a5ecdf33
• https://hub.docker.com/r/meedan/pgadmin/
• https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/network_ls/