Hi @a.sieger , I would push back on that "hard requirement" because it doesn't make any technical or business sense, and will only lead to support headaches just like this. There is something wrong with your PostgreSQL server configuration, perhaps permission related, that's causing the database to not be created. The error cannot be logged in the database because it doesn't exist. I would delete the database and start again, but verify you've created the database exactly as specified using the exact version supported: https://docs.inedo.com/docs/installation/postgresql#external-postgres Things like improper locales will cause errors. Then, don't run ProGet detached (i.e. ommit -d) so you can get the console logs. That's where you will see database errors. You can also run the upgradedb command instead: https://docs.inedo.com/docs/installation/linux/installation-upgrading-docker-containers#upgrading-the-database-only-optional Please let us know what you find! Hope that helps, Alana