# My postgres isn't starting with my docker container

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [March 29, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-postgres-isnt-starting-with-my-docker-container/222421 "2022-03-29T19:44:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-postgres-isnt-starting-with-my-docker-container/222421/1 "2022-03-29T19:44:59Z")

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Caused by:  
PG::ConnectionBad: 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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