Hi, I’ve recently uploaded my Django app to a Dokku droplet, and I want to know how I can make it to work with a dump of a database I have.
I’ve tried restoring to Postgres my dump but it’s not working, but, even if I where to restore data from dump, I still don’t know how can I make my app to use that database.
Could you tell me (baby steps) how can I make my Django app work with a Postgres database in Dokku droplet?
Thanks a lot!
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This answer over on StackExchange seems relevant: <br> <br>http://stackoverflow.com/a/22763027 <br> <br>
Are you using the PostgreSQL plugin for Dokku? See: <br> <br>https://github.com/Kloadut/dokku-pg-plugin <br> <br>If so, you should be able to import a dump with: <br> <br><pre> <br>dokku postgresql:restore app_name < app.sql <br></pre> <br> <br>The key thing to remember is that Dokku runs the app from inside of a Docker container. So the database dump needs to be restored to the Postgres instance inside the container, not on the host system.
When I do it I find it answers with: <br> <br> Unknown (or too old) PostgreSQL container <br> <br>I’m not sure if I’m using the PostgreSQL plugin for Dokku, when I started the droplet, I selected the Dokku option (instead of Linux distribution, I selected it from application option), so I’m not sure where it comes from. <br> <br>
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