production database
How do i access my production database locally? This never seems to work even when I follow the guides. If i set the .env as my production url, and also tunnel with fly.io, I can't run wasp db studio because it says 'The database needs to be running in order to execute this command. You can easily start a managed dev database with
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Hi @josh. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave:
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To access your production database locally, you need to follow a specific process. Based on the information provided in the knowledge sources, here's a step-by-step guide:
1. Open a tunnel to your production database using Fly.io:
Leave this terminal tab running.
2. In a new terminal tab, set up your local environment:
- Edit your
.env.server file to include the production database URL:
- Make sure to replace <user>, <pw>, and <db_name> with your actual production database credentials.
3. Now you should be able to run wasp db studio to access your production database.
If you're still encountering the error message about starting a managed dev database, it's possible that:
- The tunnel isn't properly established
- The DATABASE_URL in your .env.server file is incorrect
- There might be another process running on port 5432
To troubleshoot:
1. Ensure nothing else is running on port 5432, including any local dev databases.
2. Double-check your database credentials in the DATABASE_URL.
3. Make sure the fly.io tunnel is active and running.
It's important to note that accessing the production database directly can be risky. As mentioned in the Github Issue about database seeding, be very careful when connected to the production database, and remember to remove the DATABASE_URL from your local .env.server file and close the tunnel when you're done.
If you're still having issues, you might want to consult the Wasp documentation on connecting to databases for more detailed information.
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Sorry @josh, 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?Done all that
Got an angry german customer in my emails so would appreciate some human advice if anybody can help. Weirdly, I got this working on saturday following the above steps
But for some reason wasp is not seeing the DATABASE_URL (I think) when I run wasp db studio. It's in the compiled out .env file
@josh where your database deployed? if in fly.io you can check on this https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp/issues/1464
just connect with a postgres client? 🤷‍♂️ It's just a postgres database. As long as you have the connection string and your security rules with your hosting provider allow it you can access it.
Make sure you don't have any other database running locally e.g. in Docker
docker container ls - that can prevent this from working. Let me know if that helps.