# Failing update

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-update/379986
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [August 23, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-update/379986 "2025-08-23T07:26:23Z")
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### Author: ![rlauriston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@rlauriston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rlauriston)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-update/379986/13 "2025-08-23T22:22:40Z")

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I’m not sure how to get into PostgreSQL. Following came from @pfaffman in [Update = ☠ - #37 by pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update/285222/37) :

```plaintext
root@www:/var/discourse# ./launcher start web_only
WARNING: Docker version 24.0.2 deprecated, recommend upgrade to 24.0.7 or newer.
x86_64 arch detected.

starting up existing container
+ /usr/bin/docker start web_only
web_only
root@www:/var/discourse# ./launcher enter app
WARNING: Docker version 24.0.2 deprecated, recommend upgrade to 24.0.7 or newer.
x86_64 arch detected.
ERROR: containers/app.yml does not exist or is not readable.

Available configs ( data, mail-receiver, web_only )
root@www:/var/discourse# ./launcher enter web_only
WARNING: Docker version 24.0.2 deprecated, recommend upgrade to 24.0.7 or newer.
x86_64 arch detected.
root@www-web-only:/var/www/discourse# su - postgres
postgres@www-web-only:~$ psql discourse
psql: error: connection to server on socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432" failed: No such file or directory
        Is the server running locally and accepting connections on that socket?

```

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