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Immich•7d ago
CausticFartz

issue with postgres?

Hey, im facing this issue. 
Initializing Immich v2.2.3

Detected CPU Cores: 16

Starting api worker

Starting microservices worker

[Nest] 7  - 11/15/2025, 2:58:50 PM     LOG [Microservices:WebsocketRepository] Initialized websocket server

[Nest] 35  - 11/15/2025, 2:58:50 PM     LOG [Api:WebsocketRepository] Initialized websocket server

Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND database

    at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookupall [as oncomplete] (node:dns:122:26) {

  errno: -3008,

  code: 'ENOTFOUND',

  syscall: 'getaddrinfo',

  hostname: 'database'

}

microservices worker error: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND database, stack: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND database

    at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookupall [as oncomplete] (node:dns:122:26)

microservices worker exited with code 1

Killing api process
Initializing Immich v2.2.3

Detected CPU Cores: 16

Starting api worker

Starting microservices worker

[Nest] 7  - 11/15/2025, 2:58:50 PM     LOG [Microservices:WebsocketRepository] Initialized websocket server

[Nest] 35  - 11/15/2025, 2:58:50 PM     LOG [Api:WebsocketRepository] Initialized websocket server

Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND database

    at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookupall [as oncomplete] (node:dns:122:26) {

  errno: -3008,

  code: 'ENOTFOUND',

  syscall: 'getaddrinfo',

  hostname: 'database'

}

microservices worker error: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND database, stack: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND database

    at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookupall [as oncomplete] (node:dns:122:26)

microservices worker exited with code 1

Killing api process
with the immich_server and 
fixing permissions on existing directory /var/lib/postgresql/data ... ok

creating subdirectories ... ok

selecting dynamic shared memory implementation ... posix

selecting default max_connections ... 20

selecting default shared_buffers ... 400kB

selecting default time zone ... Etc/UTC

creating configuration files ... ok

2025-11-15 09:29:15.368 UTC [88] FATAL:  data directory "/var/lib/postgresql/data" has invalid permissions

2025-11-15 09:29:15.368 UTC [88] DETAIL:  Permissions should be u=rwx (0700) or u=rwx,g=rx (0750).

child process exited with exit code 1

initdb: removing contents of data directory "/var/lib/postgresql/data"

running bootstrap script ... 

Using SSD storage

The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user "postgres".

This user must also own the server process.


The database cluster will be initialized with locale "en_US.utf8".

The default database encoding has accordingly been set to "UTF8".

The default text search configuration will be set to "english".


Data page checksums are enabled.
fixing permissions on existing directory /var/lib/postgresql/data ... ok

creating subdirectories ... ok

selecting dynamic shared memory implementation ... posix

selecting default max_connections ... 20

selecting default shared_buffers ... 400kB

selecting default time zone ... Etc/UTC

creating configuration files ... ok

2025-11-15 09:29:15.368 UTC [88] FATAL:  data directory "/var/lib/postgresql/data" has invalid permissions

2025-11-15 09:29:15.368 UTC [88] DETAIL:  Permissions should be u=rwx (0700) or u=rwx,g=rx (0750).

child process exited with exit code 1

initdb: removing contents of data directory "/var/lib/postgresql/data"

running bootstrap script ... 

Using SSD storage

The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user "postgres".

This user must also own the server process.


The database cluster will be initialized with locale "en_US.utf8".

The default database encoding has accordingly been set to "UTF8".

The default text search configuration will be set to "english".


Data page checksums are enabled.
with the postgres container.
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Immich
Immich•7d ago
:wave: Hey @CausticFartz, Thanks for reaching out to us. Please carefully read this message and follow the recommended actions. This will help us be more effective in our support effort and leave more time for building Immich :immich:. References - Container Logs: docker compose logs docs - Container Status: docker ps -a docs - Reverse Proxy: https://immich.app/docs/administration/reverse-proxy - Code Formatting https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/210298617-Markdown-Text-101-Chat-Formatting-Bold-Italic-Underline#h_01GY0DAKGXDEHE263BCAYEGFJA Checklist I have... 1. :ballot_box_with_check: verified I'm on the latest release(note that mobile app releases may take some time). 2. :ballot_box_with_check: read applicable release notes. 3. :blue_square: reviewed the FAQs for known issues. 4. :ballot_box_with_check: reviewed Github for known issues. 5. :ballot_box_with_check: tried accessing Immich via local ip (without a custom reverse proxy). 6. :ballot_box_with_check: uploaded the relevant information (see below). 7. :blue_square: tried an incognito window, disabled extensions, cleared mobile app cache, logged out and back in, different browsers, etc. as applicable (an item can be marked as "complete" by reacting with the appropriate number) Information In order to be able to effectively help you, we need you to provide clear information to show what the problem is. The exact details needed vary per case, but here is a list of things to consider: - Your docker-compose.yml and .env files. - Logs from all the containers and their status (see above). - All the troubleshooting steps you've tried so far. - Any recent changes you've made to Immich or your system. - Details about your system (both software/OS and hardware). - Details about your storage (filesystems, type of disks, output of commands like fdisk -l and df -h). - The version of the Immich server, mobile app, and other relevant pieces. - Any other information that you think might be relevant. Please paste files and logs with proper code formatting, and especially avoid blurry screenshots. Without the right information we can't work out what the problem is. Help us help you ;) If this ticket can be closed you can use the /close command, and re-open it later if needed.
Zeus
Zeus•7d ago
What filesystem are you using?

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