# External postgres setup not working

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-postgres-setup-not-working/259657>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [March 28, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-postgres-setup-not-working/259657 "2023-03-28T07:05:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-postgres-setup-not-working/259657/2 "2023-03-28T16:17:25Z")

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Without looking too closely, I think that might mean that you created the database server, but didn’t create the discourse database? Or didn’t provide the database name in the settings?

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