Test build for #1687

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 PostgreSQL data directory location.
 
+**Note 1:** `initdb` requires this location to be empty to create a new database.
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+**Note 2:** If the volume points to a file system mount point, a remote folder that can't be chowned to the `postgres` user, or a location that already contains files (including `lost+found` and dotfiles), a new subdirectory must be created within the select storage method to contain the PostgreSQL data.
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 ## Environment variables
 
 The PostgreSQL image uses several environment variables to configure the database initialization.