From 74a98a707d559d1db4baf823ce1409e1f58343e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luna Seemann <luna@wamellow.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:04:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: postgres data loss (#69)

---
 cmd/cocoon/main.go           | 3 ---
 docker-compose.postgres.yaml | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/cocoon/main.go b/cmd/cocoon/main.go
index 2331283..e10606f 100644
--- a/cmd/cocoon/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cocoon/main.go
@@ -418,9 +418,6 @@ func newDb(cmd *cli.Context) (*gorm.DB, error) {
 	switch dbType {
 	case "postgres":
 		databaseURL := cmd.String("database-url")
-		if databaseURL == "" {
-			databaseURL = cmd.String("database-url")
-		}
 		if databaseURL == "" {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("COCOON_DATABASE_URL or DATABASE_URL must be set when using postgres")
 		}
diff --git a/docker-compose.postgres.yaml b/docker-compose.postgres.yaml
index e6eb35e..eafc809 100644
--- a/docker-compose.postgres.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.postgres.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Docker Compose with PostgreSQL
-# 
+#
 # Usage:
 #   docker-compose -f docker-compose.postgres.yaml up -d
 #
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_USER: cocoon
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:?POSTGRES_PASSWORD is required}
       POSTGRES_DB: cocoon
+      PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data
     volumes:
       - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     healthcheck:
-- 
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