Fix Alpine missing /var/lib/postgresql/data mounts#1409
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Fix Alpine missing /var/lib/postgresql/data mounts#1409yosifkit merged 1 commit intodocker-library:masterfrom
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This adds a `mountinfo` fallback that mimics coreutils.
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Before: $ docker run -it --rm --pull=always -v /var/lib/postgresql/data -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=example postgres:18-alpine
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2026-04-21 18:04:38.822 UTC [1] LOG: starting PostgreSQL 18.3 on x86_64-pc-linux-musl, compiled by gcc (Alpine 15.2.0) 15.2.0, 64-bit
2026-04-21 18:04:38.822 UTC [1] LOG: listening on IPv4 address "0.0.0.0", port 5432
2026-04-21 18:04:38.822 UTC [1] LOG: listening on IPv6 address "::", port 5432
2026-04-21 18:04:38.825 UTC [1] LOG: listening on Unix socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"After: $ docker run -it --rm --pull=always -v /var/lib/postgresql/data -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=example --mount type=bind,src="$PWD/docker-entrypoint.sh",dst=/usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh,ro postgres:18-alpine
18-alpine: Pulling from library/postgres
Digest: sha256:52098013b4b64a746626437d38afc03cabff6cdeb4d3d92e2342aa95f0ce56ea
Status: Image is up to date for postgres:18-alpine
Error: in 18+, these Docker images are configured to store database data in a
format which is compatible with "pg_ctlcluster" (specifically, using
major-version-specific directory names). This better reflects how
PostgreSQL itself works, and how upgrades are to be performed.
See also https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/1259
Counter to that, there appears to be PostgreSQL data in:
/var/lib/postgresql/data (unused mount/volume)
This is usually the result of upgrading the Docker image without
upgrading the underlying database using "pg_upgrade" (which requires both
versions).
The suggested container configuration for 18+ is to place a single mount
at /var/lib/postgresql which will then place PostgreSQL data in a
subdirectory, allowing usage of "pg_upgrade --link" without mount point
boundary issues.
See https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/issues/37 for a (long)
discussion around this process, and suggestions for how to do so. |
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Finally, haha I was crazy trying to find out why all my data was gone when using I thank you in behalf of the future devs that may stumble upon this silent nightmare |
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Alternatively, we could just install
coreutilsand get the "real"mountpointcommand.
I don't think it is worth the extra space and this awk is simple enough, so LGTM
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Changes: - docker-library/postgres@2353f03: Merge pull request docker-library/postgres#1409 from infosiftr/mountpoint-fallback - docker-library/postgres@3b6b5fc: Fix Alpine missing `/var/lib/postgresql/data` mounts Co-authored-by: Docker Library Bot <doi+docker-library-bot@docker.com>
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This adds a
mountinfofallback that mimics coreutils.Alternatively, we could just install
coreutilsand get the "real"mountpointcommand.Closes #1400