PostgreSQL DB enabled with the PostGIS extension

The image used in this template can be found in Docker Hub, published by the team at PostGIS.

• postgis/postgis

Versions

• PostgreSQL 16
• PostGIS 3.4.0

PostGIS

Extends PostgreSQL by adding support for storing, indexing, and querying geographic data.

PostGIS is an open source software program that adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL object-relational database. PostGIS follows the Simple Features for SQL specification from the Open Geospatial Consortium

• PostGIS Documentation

SSL certificates

This template initializes postgres using the self-signed Snakeoil certificate that is available in Debian/Ubuntu systems. This is controlled by the POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS environment variable.