Hello, I have a separate Postgres db container, because I’ve noticed some quite severe problem stopping and starting Discourse container, and because I prefer to have db apart from Discourse program. As stated here, “Discourse requires PostgreSQL 13 or later”, so I pulled the last version that is 14; no problem using it but I noticed an error during automatic backup, caused by pg_dump version. Any hint? Thanks

I think that it’s also possible to install the PG 14 client stuff inside your container so that the backup tools will work. Another solution is a two container installation. See How to move from standalone container to separate web and data containers fo rsome information.

Not sure it’s very related to my question. I already have two containers installation, working fine, Discourse in a container, Postgres 14 in another. The only thing not working, afaik, is pg_dump, that for some reason refuses to go during automatic Discourse backup. I don’t know if it’s a Discourse or Postgres problem, but I find strange that everything is working except a single command.

Our base image ships with both pg client tools and server on the same major version. Since you are running a different image for PostgreSQL, and it has a different major version, you will need to handle the backup.

Can I use a later version of Postgres than Discourse?

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Falco (Falco) January 19, 2022, 6:21pm 2

If you are running a later version of PostgreSQL than the one we ship you will need to handle the backup too.

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Can I use a later version of Postgres than Discourse?

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