Pain point · Documentation · Causes churn
Self-hosting docs lack guidance for changing passwords
2 source threads · first seen 2023-03 · last seen 2024-04
Summary
Changing the Postgres password in .env breaks docker compose startup and the docs do not say the volume must be wiped, which cost hours to find.
- Affects
- Self-hosters using Docker
- Workaround
- docker compose down -v and remove volumes/db/data
Evidence
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“there is no mention of fixing that or any passwd changing guidelines”
“no clear instructions on how to get the database working with initialization or migrations”