From 064f864bdbe7566be50a5015353fa9eb3f8614a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rasmusq <rasmus@rasmusq.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:13:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add: custom postgress data path for coolify docker compose

---
 COOLIFY_DEPLOYMENT.md      | 11 ++++++++++-
 DOCKER.md                  |  9 +++++++++
 docker-compose.coolify.yml |  7 +++----
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/COOLIFY_DEPLOYMENT.md b/COOLIFY_DEPLOYMENT.md
index 746e425..1113705 100644
--- a/COOLIFY_DEPLOYMENT.md
+++ b/COOLIFY_DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ Choose one:
    - Build Pack: Docker Compose
    - File: `./docker-compose.coolify.yml`
 4. Assign domain to `app` service only (format: `http://yourdomain.com:3000`)
-5. Set environment variables (if needed)
+5. Set environment variables:
+   - `AUTH_SECRET` (generate with `openssl rand -base64 32`)
+   - `AUTH_URL` (your domain with https)
+   - `POSTGRES_DATA_PATH` (optional, for custom database storage location)
+   - `GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID` (optional)
+   - `GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET` (optional)
 6. Deploy
 
 ### Using Dockerfile
@@ -65,6 +70,10 @@ Required:
 Optional:
 - `GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID`
 - `GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET`
+- `POSTGRES_DATA_PATH` - Custom path for PostgreSQL data (Docker Compose only)
+  - Example: `/mnt/storage/wishlist/postgres`
+  - If not set, uses a Docker named volume
+  - Path must exist with proper permissions before deployment
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
diff --git a/DOCKER.md b/DOCKER.md
index 169a05b..6fd5107 100644
--- a/DOCKER.md
+++ b/DOCKER.md
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ Required:
 - `NODE_ENV` - Set to `production`
 - `PORT` - Default `3000`
 
+Optional (Docker Compose):
+- `POSTGRES_USER` - Database user (default: `wishlistuser`)
+- `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` - Database password (default: `wishlistpassword`)
+- `POSTGRES_DB` - Database name (default: `wishlist`)
+- `POSTGRES_DATA_PATH` - Custom path for PostgreSQL data
+  - Example: `/mnt/storage/wishlist/postgres`
+  - Must be an absolute path
+  - Directory must exist with proper permissions
+
 ## Database Setup
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/docker-compose.coolify.yml b/docker-compose.coolify.yml
index 4f3c2ef..31cf14d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.coolify.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.coolify.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-wishlistpassword}
       POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB:-wishlist}
     volumes:
-      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - type: bind
+        source: ${POSTGRES_DATA_PATH}
+        target: /var/lib/postgresql/data
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER:-wishlistuser} -d ${POSTGRES_DB:-wishlist}"]
       interval: 10s
@@ -47,6 +49,3 @@ services:
       - traefik.http.middlewares.wishlist-headers.headers.customrequestheaders.X-Forwarded-Proto=https
       - traefik.http.middlewares.wishlist-headers.headers.customrequestheaders.X-Forwarded-Host=wish.rasmusq.com
       - traefik.http.routers.wishlist.middlewares=wishlist-headers
-
-volumes:
-  postgres_data: