postgres

docker18.4muslsupported until 2030-11-1410802M pulls

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open-source object-relational database system with a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.

databases-and-storage

homepage ↗docs ↗

Usage

Recommended variant

docker pull postgres:18.4-alpine

alpine = musl libc, smallest footprint — some native extensions won't build

Variants

Available tags

postgres:full

postgres:alpinemusl

Lifecycle

Support & EOL

latest18.4

pull size114MB compressed

OS EOLsupported until 2030-11-14

Known issues

Gotchas

avoid :latest in production — pulls breaking major version changes

alpine variant uses musl libc, can break native extensions compiled for glibc

data persistence requires mounting a volume — container restart loses data otherwise

Resources

homepagehttps://www.postgresql.org/ ↗

docshttps://hub.docker.com/_/postgres ↗