How do you perform Django database migrations when using Docker-Compose?

Question

I have set up a Docker Django/PostgreSQL app closely following the Django Quick Start instructions on the Docker site.

The first time I run Django\'s manage.py migr

Answer 1

Using docker exec, I was getting the following error:

AppRegistryNotReady("Models aren't loaded yet.")

So I used this command instead:

docker-compose -f local.yml run django python manage.py makemigrations