Migrate PostgreSQL DB from docker contaier to Digital Ocean Managed DB

Hi there,

Rather than using the live replication migration, have you considered using pg_dump and then importing that dump to your managed database?

You can do that by following the steps here:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/import-databases/

To use pg_dump, you need specify the connection details (like admin username and database) and redirect the output of the command to save the database dump. The command will look like this:

pg_dump -h <your_host> -U <your_username> -p 25060 -Fc <your_database> > <path/to/your_dump_file.pgsql>

Then once you have the dump, to import it to the new source database, ensure that you can connect to your target database with psql. Then, you need to find the connection URI for the target database you want to add the existing data into.

To import a source database in custom format, use the pg_restore command:

pg_restore -d <your_connection_URI> --jobs 4 <path/to/your_dump_file.pgsql>

If you prefer the live migration, can you share the exact changes that you’ve made to your Docker Postgres instance? And also share the conf file here.

- Bobby