No DB connection from docker

[matrixbot]

This issue was originally created by @fierg at https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/issues/2988.

Background information

• Dendrite version or git SHA: Dendrite release 0.11.1 (image)

• SQLite3 or Postgres?: Postgres

• Running in Docker?: Docker

• go version: go1.19.6 linux/amd64

• Client used (if applicable):

Description

• What is the problem: Cannot connect to the database in docker
• Who is affected: Just Me
• How is this bug manifesting: (monolith_1 | time="2023-02-23T08:08:08.295379567Z" level=panic msg="Failed to set up global database connections" error="failed to find maximum connections: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:5432: connect: connection refused")
• When did this first appear: right after the first installation

Steps to reproduce

• pull repo
• generate passwords, fill dedrite.yaml
• start docker-compose

The database is up and running, i can access it via pgAdmin, but the dendrite container cannot.

[matrixbot]

This comment was originally posted by @MichScha at https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/issues/2988#issuecomment-1463798416.

Having the same error-message with basic setup according to documentation. When using the "standard" password itsasecret I get another error message time="2023-03-10T13:52:34.927499897Z" level=panic msg="Failed to set up global database connections" error="failed to find maximum connections: dial tcp xx.xx.xx.xx:5432: connect: connection timed out"

[matrixbot]

This comment was originally posted by @MichScha at https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/issues/2988#issuecomment-1464331913.

Solution is in PR provided and seems to work. Error has gone and server starts. https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/pull/2953

[matrixbot]

This comment was originally posted by @2547409617 at https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/issues/2988#issuecomment-1879978635.

I encountered the same problem. I change max_open_conns to 90 according to #2953, the error is the same.