More Docker options

If you want to access the container from the host but avoid exposing it to the outside world, you can bind to 127.0.0.1 instead of the public interface, using this command:

If you don't want to install psql and other Postgres client tools locally, or if you are using a Microsoft Windows host system, you can connect using the version of psql that is bundled within the container with this command:

When you install TimescaleDB using a Docker container, the Postgres settings are inherited from the container. In most cases, you do not need to adjust them. However, if you need to change a setting, you can add -c setting=value to your Docker run command. For more information, see the [Docker documentation][docker-postgres].

The link provided in these instructions is for the latest version of TimescaleDB on Postgres 17. To find other Docker tags you can use, see the [Dockerhub repository][dockerhub].