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Remove symlink for PostgreSQL data directory in Alpine images #1394

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Remove symlink for PostgreSQL data directory in Alpine images
dadicarlo Jan 26, 2026
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Remove symbolic link for PGDATA in Dockerfile
dadicarlo Jan 29, 2026
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Expand Up @@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ RUN install --verbose --directory --owner postgres --group postgres --mode 3777
# NOTE: in 18+, PGDATA has changed to match the pg_ctlcluster standard directory structure, and the VOLUME has moved from /var/lib/postgresql/data to /var/lib/postgresql
#
ENV PGDATA /var/lib/postgresql/{{ .major | tostring }}/docker
RUN ln -svT . /var/lib/postgresql/data # https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/1259#issuecomment-2215477494
VOLUME /var/lib/postgresql
# ("/var/lib/postgresql" is already pre-created with suitably usable permissions above)
{{ ) else ( -}}
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