Adminer + PostgreSQL Docker Compose Example

The compose.yaml

name: adminer-pg
services:
  adminer:
    image: adminer:4
    ports:
      - 8081:8080
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
  db:
    image: postgres:16-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
    volumes:
      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    healthcheck:
      test:
        - CMD-SHELL
        - pg_isready -U postgres
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 20s
volumes:
  pgdata: {}

Start it up

# Validate the configuration (does not start anything):
docker compose -f compose.yaml config

# Pull images and start in the background:
docker compose -f compose.yaml pull
docker compose -f compose.yaml up -d

# Check status and follow logs:
docker compose -f compose.yaml ps
docker compose -f compose.yaml logs -f

# Stop and remove (named volumes are kept):
docker compose -f compose.yaml down