Golang docker error while connecting to postgres

Question

I am Trying to dockerize my golang rest api with docker-compose.yml file.

Suppose currently I dont have any docker images. I just

run docker-compose up -d

It automatically creates 2 docker images 1 of database and 1 of the code.

But when I see the log by running command

docker-compose logs

I get these logs

Attaching to posty-api_api_1, postgres
postgres    | 
postgres    | PostgreSQL Database directory appears to contain a database; Skipping initialization
postgres    |
postgres    | 2021-06-14 07:37:46.437 UTC [1] LOG:  starting PostgreSQL 13.3 on x86_64-pc-linux-musl, compiled by gcc (Alpine 10.2.1_pre1) 10.2.1 20201203, 64-bit
postgres    | 2021-06-14 07:37:46.438 UTC [1] LOG:  listening on IPv4 address "0.0.0.0", port 5432
postgres    | 2021-06-14 07:37:46.438 UTC [1] LOG:  listening on IPv6 address "::", port 5432
postgres    | 2021-06-14 07:37:46.481 UTC [1] LOG:  listening on Unix socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"
postgres    | 2021-06-14 07:37:46.607 UTC [22] LOG:  database system was shut down at 2021-06-14 07:33:40 UTC
postgres    | 2021-06-14 07:37:46.696 UTC [1] LOG:  database system is ready to accept connections
api_1       | main.go start
api_1       | database.go START
api_1       |
api_1       | 2021/06/14 07:37:45 /app/database/database.go:23
api_1       | [error] failed to initialize database, got error failed to connect to `host=postgres user=postgres database=postgres`: dial error (dial tcp 172.22.0.2:5432: connect: connection refused)
api_1       | panic: failed to connect database
api_1       |
api_1       | goroutine 1 [running]:
api_1       | github.com/usman-174/database.ConnectDataBase(0xc0001ae2f0)
api_1       |   /app/database/database.go:26 +0x49a
api_1       | github.com/usman-174/app.Router(0xa7c120)
api_1       |   /app/app/app.go:10 +0x26
api_1       | main.main()
api_1       |   /app/main.go:16 +0x9b

I cant connect with the data base. Even I provide correct env variables.

This is my .env file:

DSN=host=postgres user=postgres password=postgres dbname=postgres port=5432 sslmode=disable
CLIENT_URL=https://clever-montalcini-cedd07.netlify.app/
PORT=:8080

This is my dockerfile:

FROM golang:1.16.5-alpine3.13 AS builder
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN go build -o main main.go

# Run stage
FROM alpine:3.13
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=builder /app/main .
COPY .env .
EXPOSE 8080

This is my docker-compose.yml file:

# Specify the version for docker-compose.yml
version: "3.8"

# add the serivces needed (postgres,go)
services:
  postgres:
    container_name: postgres
    image: postgres:13-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
      POSTGRES_DB: auth
      # Optional: Give a name to the database, otherwise
      # use the default value POSTGRES_USER as a database name (user in this case.)
      POSTGRES_DB: auth
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5
    ports:
      - "5432:5432"
    volumes:
      - ./pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data

  api:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    command: ["./wait-for-it.sh", "postgres:5432", "--", "/app/main" ]
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    depends_on:
      - postgres
    command: [ "/app/main" ]

And this is how I connect to my database:

func ConnectDataBase() *gorm.DB {
fmt.Println("database.go START")
err := godotenv.Load()

if err != nil {
    log.Fatal("Error loading .env file")
}
dsn := os.Getenv("DSN")
db, err := gorm.Open(postgres.Open(dsn), &gorm.Config{})

if err != nil {
    panic("failed to connect database")
}
db.AutoMigrate(&models.User{})
db.AutoMigrate(&models.Post{})
db.AutoMigrate(&models.Like{})
fmt.Println("database.go STOP")

return db
}

Just login to the api container using docker exec -it <container id> /bin/sh and then run curl or ping the postgress container with its name i.e postgress. See if you can reach the db. In docker-compose a default network is created and all containers are placed in the default network. So the postgress db should be accessible — Malathi
– Malathi, Commented Jun 14, 2021 at 8:49
I can get a connection this is the response: 64 bytes from 172.23.0.2: seq=28 ttl=64 time=0.074 ms 64 bytes from 172.23.0.2: seq=29 ttl=64 time=0.068 ms 64 bytes from 172.23.0.2: seq=30 ttl=64 time=0.062 ms — usman mughal
– usman mughal, Commented Jun 14, 2021 at 9:02

novalagung · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-16 04:05:41Z

4

Seems like the database name on the DSN is incorrect.

On your docker-compose.yml it's:

POSTGRES_USER: postgres
POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
POSTGRES_DB: auth
...

meanwhile, on your .env it's:

DSN=host=postgres user=postgres password=postgres dbname=postgres ...

try to use dbname=auth instead of dbname=postgres on the .env file

edited Jun 16, 2021 at 4:05

answered Jun 14, 2021 at 8:58

novalagung

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3 Comments

usman mughal Over a year ago

Like this in docker-compose.yml: environment: POSTGRES_USER: postgres POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres POSTGRES_DBNAME: auth

novalagung Over a year ago

I mean, since in your docker-compose.yml the db is auth, then on your .env it should be DSN=host=postgres user=postgres password=postgres dbname=auth port=5432 sslmode=disable

Amit Over a year ago

If this solution works, probably this answer can be accepted.

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