# Error when migrating to an external postgres instance

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-migrating-to-an-external-postgres-instance/291992>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [January 17, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-migrating-to-an-external-postgres-instance/291992 "2024-01-17T20:19:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morpheus636](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@Morpheus636](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Morpheus636)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-migrating-to-an-external-postgres-instance/291992/10 "2024-01-18T19:17:05Z")

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```plaintext
[3] pry(main)> ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.db_config.configuration_hash
=> {:adapter=>"postgresql",
 :pool=>8,
 :connect_timeout=>5,
 :socket=>"/var/run/postgresql",
 :host=>"[REDACTED]",
 :port=>9432,
 :backup_port=>5432,
 :username=>"[REDACTED]",
 :password=>"[REDACTED]",
 :host_names=>["[REDACTED]"],
 :database=>"[REDACTED]",
 :prepared_statements=>false,
 :idle_timeout=>30,
 :reaping_frequency=>30,
 :advisory_locks=>true}

```

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