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We have to go deeper: Local PostGRES databases in Docker for development environments

  However, I keep...not being able to enter the PostGRES database via terminal when it's running in a Docker image.  So I scuppered my work, redownloaded the image, took clearer notes with commands and examples on how prompts should appear, and got inside, taking all of 10 minutes. It's like entering a multi-layered vault.  If you're starting a Docker container through the terminal, it is case-sensitive. docker exec -it RUNTCPIP-DBRep /bin/bash is different than docker exec -it RUNTCPIP-DBREP /bin/bash     Downloading Open Datasets Two Ways For Test Data Heard of Kaggle? Now you have. The first way: I took this dataset (free to use) and downloaded it to the Linux system in the container.  I updated packages with apt-get -y and installed curl -(  apt-get -y install curl). (Keep in mind you will likely have to change the path Kaggle gives. I used a period [.] and ended up putting it in a directory I could only reach via an odd song and dance of entering ...