Docker postgres environment variables

 

POSTGRES_PASSWORD

POSTGRES_USER

PGDATA

POSTGRES_DB

POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS

Environment variables can be overridden using below three methods depending on your case.

Run Image: If running docker image directly, use below to include environment variable in docker run with -e K=V. Like mentioned here https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/

Dockerfile: If you need to specify the environment variable in Dockerfile, specify as mentioned below

ENV POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secrect

ENV POSTGRES_USER=postgres