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Access postgreSQL inside a docker on Ubuntu vps

Posted on April 7, 2017

I have a web application launched on my Ubuntu VPS, and I want to be able to access postgres database that is inside docker container from my computer. Could someone point me in the right direction please



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@dtechtours You need to open a port to the postgreSQL-container, so you can access it from the host. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19335444/how-do-i-assign-a-port-mapping-to-an-existing-docker-container

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