# I cannot deploy docker-taiga-back-1 via docker compose

**URL:** <https://community.taiga.io/t/i-cannot-deploy-docker-taiga-back-1-via-docker-compose/1961>\
**Category:** Self hosted Taiga\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [October 9, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://community.taiga.io/t/i-cannot-deploy-docker-taiga-back-1-via-docker-compose/1961 "2023-10-09T11:59:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![atlet99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@atlet99](https://community.taiga.io/u/atlet99)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://community.taiga.io/t/i-cannot-deploy-docker-taiga-back-1-via-docker-compose/1961/1 "2023-10-09T11:59:47Z")

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When I build docker compose file, I got error below. Tell me how to fix this?

* * *

CentOS 8  
Docker: 23.1

* * *

```auto
docker-taiga-back-1 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
docker-taiga-back-1 | File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/psycopg2/ __init__.py", line 122, in connect
docker-taiga-back-1 | conn = _connect(dsn, connection_factory=connection_factory, **kwasync)
docker-taiga-back-1 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
docker-taiga-back-1 | django.db.utils.OperationalError: connection to server on socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432" failed: No such file or directory
docker-taiga-back-1 | Is the server running locally and accepting connections on that socket?
docker-taiga-back-1 |
docker-taiga-back-1 exited with code 1

```

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**Author:** ![tdelatorre](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.taiga.io/tdelatorre/32/519_2.png) [@tdelatorre](https://community.taiga.io/u/tdelatorre)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://community.taiga.io/t/i-cannot-deploy-docker-taiga-back-1-via-docker-compose/1961/2 "2023-10-11T08:46:19Z")

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Hi @atlet99

Welcome to our community!

In order to help you, we need:

- check the logs `docker logs -f` to see if there is more information.
- your docker-compose.yml (redacted without sensitive data)
- the result of `docker-compose ps`

Regards.

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**Author:** ![atlet99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@atlet99](https://community.taiga.io/u/atlet99)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 10:30am UTC](https://community.taiga.io/t/i-cannot-deploy-docker-taiga-back-1-via-docker-compose/1961/3 "2023-10-11T10:30:03Z")

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Hi @tdelatorre  
Thank you for your feedback.  
Yes, I would like to say, but I don’t know where to begin…

_ **docker logs -f** _ taigaio/taiga-back:latest

```auto
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 1303, in check
    *cls._check_indexes(databases),
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 1695, in _check_indexes
    connection.features.supports_covering_indexes or
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 48, in __get__
    res = instance. __dict__ [self.name] = self.func(instance)
                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/postgresql/features.py", line 92, in is_postgresql_11
    return self.connection.pg_version >= 110000
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 48, in __get__
    res = instance. __dict__ [self.name] = self.func(instance)
                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py", line 329, in pg_version
    with self.temporary_connection():
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/contextlib.py", line 137, in __enter__
    return next(self.gen)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 603, in temporary_connection
    with self.cursor() as cursor:
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 33, in inner
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 259, in cursor
    return self._cursor()
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 235, in _cursor
    self.ensure_connection()
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 33, in inner
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 218, in ensure_connection
    with self.wrap_database_errors:
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 90, in __exit__
    raise dj_exc_value.with_traceback(traceback) from exc_value
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 219, in ensure_connection
    self.connect()
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 33, in inner
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 200, in connect
    self.connection = self.get_new_connection(conn_params)
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 33, in inner
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py", line 187, in get_new_connection
    connection = Database.connect(**conn_params)
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/psycopg2/ __init__.py", line 122, in connect
    conn = _connect(dsn, connection_factory=connection_factory, **kwasync)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
django.db.utils.OperationalError: connection to server at "taiga-db" (172.24.0.3), port 5432 failed: FATAL: password authentication failed for user "taiga"

```

So, I attached pictures

 ![docker_compose_ps](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/taiga/original/2X/9/9926a576c75df8d3844625ab893cd261fe0d635b.png)  
 ![docker_compose_ps_a](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/taiga/original/2X/3/3f7c1f60a804dc62952d40d00f535636a3a73ff8.png)

below config _docker-compose.yml_

```auto
version: "3.5"

x-environment:
  &default-back-environment
  # These environment variables will be used by taiga-back and taiga-async.
  # Database settings
  POSTGRES_DB: "taiga"
  POSTGRES_USER: "${POSTGRES_USER}"
  POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}"
  POSTGRES_HOST: "taiga-db"
  # Taiga settings
  TAIGA_SECRET_KEY: "${SECRET_KEY}"
  TAIGA_SITES_SCHEME: "${TAIGA_SCHEME}"
  TAIGA_SITES_DOMAIN: "${TAIGA_DOMAIN}"
  TAIGA_SUBPATH: "${SUBPATH}"
  # Email settings.
  EMAIL_BACKEND: "django.core.mail.backends.${EMAIL_BACKEND}.EmailBackend"
  DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL: "${EMAIL_DEFAULT_FROM}"
  EMAIL_USE_TLS: "${EMAIL_USE_TLS}"
  EMAIL_USE_SSL: "${EMAIL_USE_SSL}"
  EMAIL_HOST: "${EMAIL_HOST}"
  EMAIL_PORT: "${EMAIL_PORT}"
  EMAIL_HOST_USER: "${EMAIL_HOST_USER}"
  EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD: "${EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD}"
  # Rabbitmq settings
  RABBITMQ_USER: "${RABBITMQ_USER}"
  RABBITMQ_PASS: "${RABBITMQ_PASS}"
  # Telemetry settings
  ENABLE_TELEMETRY: "${ENABLE_TELEMETRY}"
  # ...your customizations go here

x-volumes:
  &default-back-volumes
  # These volumens will be used by taiga-back and taiga-async.
  - taiga-static-data:/taiga-back/static
  - taiga-media-data:/taiga-back/media
  # - ./config.py:/taiga-back/settings/config.py

services:
  taiga-db:
    image: postgres:12.3
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: "taiga"
      POSTGRES_USER: "${POSTGRES_USER}"
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}"
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER}"]
      interval: 2s
      timeout: 15s
      retries: 5
      start_period: 3s
    volumes:
      - taiga-db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    networks:
      - taiga

  taiga-back:
    image: taigaio/taiga-back:latest
    environment: *default-back-environment
    volumes: *default-back-volumes
    networks:
      - taiga
    depends_on:
      taiga-db:
        condition: service_healthy
      taiga-events-rabbitmq:
        condition: service_started
      taiga-async-rabbitmq:
        condition: service_started

  taiga-async:
    image: taigaio/taiga-back:latest
    entrypoint: ["/taiga-back/docker/async_entrypoint.sh"]
    environment: *default-back-environment
    volumes: *default-back-volumes
    networks:
      - taiga
    depends_on:
      taiga-db:
        condition: service_healthy
      taiga-events-rabbitmq:
        condition: service_started
      taiga-async-rabbitmq:
        condition: service_started

  taiga-async-rabbitmq:
    image: rabbitmq:3.8-management-alpine
    environment:
      RABBITMQ_ERLANG_COOKIE: "${RABBITMQ_ERLANG_COOKIE}"
      RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER: "${RABBITMQ_USER}"
      RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS: "${RABBITMQ_PASS}"
      RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_VHOST: "${RABBITMQ_VHOST}"
    hostname: "taiga-async-rabbitmq"
    volumes:
      - taiga-async-rabbitmq-data:/var/lib/rabbitmq
    networks:
      - taiga

  taiga-front:
    image: taigaio/taiga-front:latest
    environment:
      TAIGA_URL: "${TAIGA_SCHEME}://${TAIGA_DOMAIN}"
      TAIGA_WEBSOCKETS_URL: "${WEBSOCKETS_SCHEME}://${TAIGA_DOMAIN}"
      TAIGA_SUBPATH: "${SUBPATH}"
      # ...your customizations go here
    networks:
      - taiga
    # volumes:
    # - ./conf.json:/usr/share/nginx/html/conf.json

  taiga-events:
    image: taigaio/taiga-events:latest
    environment:
      RABBITMQ_USER: "${RABBITMQ_USER}"
      RABBITMQ_PASS: "${RABBITMQ_PASS}"
      TAIGA_SECRET_KEY: "${SECRET_KEY}"
    networks:
      - taiga
    depends_on:
      taiga-events-rabbitmq:
        condition: service_started

  taiga-events-rabbitmq:
    image: rabbitmq:3.8-management-alpine
    environment:
      RABBITMQ_ERLANG_COOKIE: "${RABBITMQ_ERLANG_COOKIE}"
      RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER: "${RABBITMQ_USER}"
      RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS: "${RABBITMQ_PASS}"
      RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_VHOST: "${RABBITMQ_VHOST}"
    hostname: "taiga-events-rabbitmq"
    volumes:
      - taiga-events-rabbitmq-data:/var/lib/rabbitmq
    networks:
      - taiga

  taiga-protected:
    image: taigaio/taiga-protected:latest
    environment:
      MAX_AGE: "${ATTACHMENTS_MAX_AGE}"
      SECRET_KEY: "${SECRET_KEY}"
    networks:
      - taiga

  taiga-gateway:
    image: nginx:1.19-alpine
    ports:
      - "9000:80"
    volumes:
      - ./taiga-gateway/taiga.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
      - taiga-static-data:/taiga/static
      - taiga-media-data:/taiga/media
    networks:
      - taiga
    depends_on:
      - taiga-front
      - taiga-back
      - taiga-events

volumes:
  taiga-static-data:
  taiga-media-data:
  taiga-db-data:
  taiga-async-rabbitmq-data:
  taiga-events-rabbitmq-data:

networks:
  taiga:

```

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**Author:** ![tdelatorre](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.taiga.io/tdelatorre/32/519_2.png) [@tdelatorre](https://community.taiga.io/u/tdelatorre)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://community.taiga.io/t/i-cannot-deploy-docker-taiga-back-1-via-docker-compose/1961/4 "2023-10-13T06:34:19Z")

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Hi @atlet99

According to your logs it seems like a database connection problem:

```auto
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py", line 187, in get_new_connection
    connection = Database.connect(**conn_params)
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/psycopg2/ __init__.py", line 122, in connect
    conn = _connect(dsn, connection_factory=connection_factory, **kwasync)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
django.db.utils.OperationalError: connection to server at "taiga-db" (172.24.0.3), port 5432 failed: FATAL: password authentication failed for user "taiga"

```

Check that the database configuration variables in your `.env` file have the correct values for the **taiga** database user (following [https://community.taiga.io/t/taiga-30min-setup/170#database-settings-7](https://community.taiga.io/t/taiga-30min-setup/170#database-settings-7))

If this is not your first time deploying Taiga and you were already using taiga-docker I recommend that you follow this [migration guide](https://docs.taiga.io/upgrades-docker-migrate.html) to use the new `.env` based deployment (Taiga version 6.6.0+)

I hope this helps.

Regards.

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**Author:** ![atlet99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@atlet99](https://community.taiga.io/u/atlet99)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://community.taiga.io/t/i-cannot-deploy-docker-taiga-back-1-via-docker-compose/1961/5 "2023-10-16T06:50:45Z")

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Hello @tdelatorre  
Thank you for your advice. I try checked my problem, but do not find worked solutions.

So, I deploy taiga docker-compose.yml without changes, because I tested in my new, test-env server.

My server:  
`Oracle Linux Server 8.7`

Kernel version:

```auto
5.4.17-2136.316.7.el8uek.x86_64

```

My docker version:

```auto
Client: Docker Engine - Community
 Version: 23.0.1
 API version: 1.42
 Go version: go1.19.5
 Git commit: a5ee5b1
 Built: Thu Feb 9 19:49:07 2023
 OS/Arch: linux/amd64
 Context: default

Server: Docker Engine - Community
 Engine:
  Version: 23.0.1
  API version: 1.42 (minimum version 1.12)
  Go version: go1.19.5
  Git commit: bc3805a
  Built: Thu Feb 9 19:46:47 2023
  OS/Arch: linux/amd64
  Experimental: false
 containerd:
  Version: 1.6.18
  GitCommit: 2456e983eb9e37e47538f59ea18f2043c9a73640
 runc:
  Version: 1.1.4
  GitCommit: v1.1.4-0-g5fd4c4d
 docker-init:
  Version: 0.19.0
  GitCommit: de40ad0

```

Also, I fetched latest changes from main branche and pulled, If changes will confirmed:

```auto
Already up to date.

```

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**Author:** ![daniel.herrero](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.taiga.io/daniel.herrero/32/301_2.png) [@daniel.herrero](https://community.taiga.io/u/daniel.herrero)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://community.taiga.io/t/i-cannot-deploy-docker-taiga-back-1-via-docker-compose/1961/6 "2023-10-31T11:20:02Z")

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It seems like a problem with the values of the POSTGRES\_XXX variables (POSTGRES\_DB, POSTGRES\_USER , POSTGRES\_PASSWORD) that `taiga-back` is using to connect the `taiga-db` service. They are read in the `docker-compose.yml` from the `.env` file.

Could it be dirty data from an old installation? You can perhaps trying to delete the volume for the `taiga-db` service :

```auto
daniel ~/projects/taiga-docker [main] $ docker compose down
daniel ~/projects/taiga-docker [main] $ docker volume ls
DRIVER VOLUME NAME
local 5ceafaf9a24f20b9ecc364e93bbf5345ee30b6d8f048c0f2fe1b1fc97c0d90a8
local taiga-docker_penpot_assets_data
local taiga-docker_penpot_postgres_data
local taiga-docker_taiga-async-rabbitmq-data
local taiga-docker_taiga-db-data
local taiga-docker_taiga-events-rabbitmq-data
local taiga-docker_taiga-media-data
local taiga-docker_taiga-static-data
daniel ~/projects/taiga-docker [main] $ docker volume rm taiga-docker_taiga-db-data
taiga-docker_taiga-db-data

```

Then you could start with `$ ./launch-taiga.sh` to allow recreating the database.

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**Author:** ![atlet99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@atlet99](https://community.taiga.io/u/atlet99)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 5:27am UTC](https://community.taiga.io/t/i-cannot-deploy-docker-taiga-back-1-via-docker-compose/1961/7 "2023-11-01T05:27:41Z")

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Thank you so much, @daniel.herrero  
But today, I have _ **new problem** _:

![taiga_error](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/taiga/original/2X/5/52bf9a2c5181ebad81a77ea2d91daab3c0f535fa.png)

Also, all of containers in state _“up/running”_.

 ![taiga_stats](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/taiga/original/2X/7/7b43df4f098e7f593d56b8653c909038493c516b.png)

So, what can I do with it ?

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**Author:** ![daniel.herrero](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.taiga.io/daniel.herrero/32/301_2.png) [@daniel.herrero](https://community.taiga.io/u/daniel.herrero)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://community.taiga.io/t/i-cannot-deploy-docker-taiga-back-1-via-docker-compose/1961/8 "2023-11-02T06:16:18Z")

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> [@daniel.herrero](#):
>
> ? You can perhaps trying to delete the volume for the `taiga-db`

Hi @atlet99,

In order to let the community help you you need to provide more context.

When did it happen? What error do you have in taiga-back service? Any problem in the logs when starting up?

Thanks
