Wasp•5d ago

cannot use local host

Hi, wasp db startdoes not work on my laptop #🙋questions . How can I solve this issue? @WaspBot

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Hi @Jennn_. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave: ---------------------- Based on the knowledge sources provided, it seems you're experiencing an issue with wasp db start not working on your laptop. This could be related to a problem connecting to the database on localhost. Here are a few potential solutions: 1. Try using 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost: Some users have reported success by changing the database connection string from localhost to 127.0.0.1. You can do this by setting the DATABASE_URL environment variable in your .env.server file:

   DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:[email protected]:5432/yourdatabase

   DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:[email protected]:5432/yourdatabase

Github Issue #460 2. Check if port 5432 is available: Make sure that port 5432 (the default PostgreSQL port) is not being used by another application. You can check this using appropriate commands for your operating system. 3. Ensure Docker is running: wasp db start uses Docker to run a PostgreSQL database. Make sure Docker is installed and running on your system. 4. Use a custom Docker command: If wasp db start continues to fail, you can try running the database manually using a Docker command:

   docker run --name mydb -p 5432:5432 -v mydb:/var/lib/postgresql/data -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgresWaspDevPass -e POSTGRES_USER=postgresWaspDevUser -e POSTGRES_DB=mydb --rm postgres:16

   docker run --name mydb -p 5432:5432 -v mydb:/var/lib/postgresql/data -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgresWaspDevPass -e POSTGRES_USER=postgresWaspDevUser -e POSTGRES_DB=mydb --rm postgres:16

Discord Support Thread 5. Consider using a non-default port: If you have a local PostgreSQL instance already running, it might be conflicting with the Wasp database. You could try using a different port (e.g., 5433) for the Wasp database. If these solutions don't work, you may need to provide more details about your specific setup, including your operating system, Docker version, and any error messages you're seeing. For more detailed information on connecting to databases in Wasp, you can refer to the Wasp documentation on connecting to a database. ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speechballoon: ---------------------- Sorry @Jennn, I seem to be having a bit of trouble. Don't worry though, I've pinged my support and they will try to fix me up! :technologist: Perhaps try again in 15mins?

AAA•4d ago

What's the error?

Jennn_OP•3d ago

it cannot find the database @AAA

genyus•3d ago

It would help if you could share the console output or a screenshot of what you're seeing. The more detail you can provide, the easier it becomes to diagnose

miho•2d ago

What @genyus said, please share what you are seeing 😄

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