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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Oracle.
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## start a postgres instance
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- docker run --name some-postgres -d postgres
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+ docker run --name some-postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword -d postgres
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This image includes `EXPOSE 5432` (the postgres port), so standard container
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linking will make it automatically available to the linked containers. The
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@@ -65,6 +65,26 @@ default `postgres` user and database are created in the entrypoint with
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docker run -it --link some-postgres:postgres --rm postgres sh -c 'exec psql -h "$POSTGRES_PORT_5432_TCP_ADDR" -p "$POSTGRES_PORT_5432_TCP_PORT" -U postgres'
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+## Environment Variables
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+The PostgreSQL image uses several environment variables which are easy to miss.
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+While none of the variables are required, they may significantly aid you in
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+using the image.
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+
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+### `POSTGRES_PASSWORD`
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+This environment variable is recommend for you to use the PostgreSQL image. This
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+environment variable sets the superuser password for PostgreSQL. The default
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+superuser is defined by the `POSTGRES_USER` environment variable. In the above
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+example, it is being set to "mysecretpassword".
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+### `POSTGRES_USER`
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+This optional environment variable is used in conjunction with
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+`POSTGRES_PASSWORD` to set a user and its password. This varible will create the
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+specified user with superuser power and a database with the same name. If it is
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+not specified, then the default user of `postgres` will be used.
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# How to extend this image
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If you would like to do additional initialization in an image derived from this
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Joe Ferguson