# Discourse+Docker+AWS - "bootstrap" talks to DB fine, "run" doesn't

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [2015 年 4 月 11 日午後 11:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker-aws-bootstrap-talks-to-db-fine-run-doesnt/27464 "2015-04-11T23:13:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![j00bar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/j00bar/32/115953_2.png) [@j00bar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j00bar)\
**Post date:** [2015 年 4 月 12 日午後 2:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker-aws-bootstrap-talks-to-db-fine-run-doesnt/27464/2 "2015-04-12T14:08:56Z")

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Solved - though uncomfortably.

My DB password ended with a `#` character. I can see it in the environment variable. It doesn’t show in `Rails.application.config.database_configuration`.

Obscure, right?

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