diff --git a/www/apps/docs/content/create-medusa-app.mdx b/www/apps/docs/content/create-medusa-app.mdx
index 1de434facc..993bec2ffa 100644
--- a/www/apps/docs/content/create-medusa-app.mdx
+++ b/www/apps/docs/content/create-medusa-app.mdx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import ConnectionErrorSection from './troubleshooting/database-errors/_connectio
 import FreshInstallationSection from './troubleshooting/awilix-resolution-error/_fresh-installation.md'
 import EaddrinuseSection from './troubleshooting/eaddrinuse.md'
 import InvalidTokenError from './troubleshooting/create-medusa-app-errors/_no-browser-token-error.md'
+import PostgresDockerError from './troubleshooting/database-errors/_docker.md'
 
 # Install Medusa with create-medusa-app
 
@@ -220,6 +221,10 @@ Based on what you're building, you can find a development path for you in the Re
       title: 'Error: EADDRINUSE',
       content: <EaddrinuseSection />
     },
+    {
+      title: "Can't Connect to PostgreSQL Docker Container",
+      content: <PostgresDockerError />
+    },
     {
       title: "EAGAIN error",
       content: <EagainError />
diff --git a/www/apps/docs/content/development/backend/install.mdx b/www/apps/docs/content/development/backend/install.mdx
index 07aad5664f..a9bef887b5 100644
--- a/www/apps/docs/content/development/backend/install.mdx
+++ b/www/apps/docs/content/development/backend/install.mdx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import SaslSection from '../../troubleshooting/database-errors/_sasl.md'
 import ConnectionErrorSection from '../../troubleshooting/database-errors/_connection-error.md'
 import FreshInstallationSection from '../../troubleshooting/awilix-resolution-error/_fresh-installation.md'
 import EaddrinuseSection from '../../troubleshooting/eaddrinuse.md'
+import DockerSection from '../../troubleshooting/database-errors/_docker.md'
 
 # Install Medusa Backend
 
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ curl localhost:9000/store/products
       title: 'Error: SASL: SCRAM-SERVER-FIRST-MESSAGE: Client password must be a string',
       content: <SaslSection />
     },
+    {
+      title: "Can't Connect to PostgreSQL Docker Container",
+      content: <DockerSection />
+    },
     {
       title: 'Error: connect ECONNREFUSED ::1:5432',
       content: <ConnectionErrorSection />
diff --git a/www/apps/docs/content/troubleshooting/create-medusa-app-errors.mdx b/www/apps/docs/content/troubleshooting/create-medusa-app-errors.mdx
index 12adf39e84..8260021468 100644
--- a/www/apps/docs/content/troubleshooting/create-medusa-app-errors.mdx
+++ b/www/apps/docs/content/troubleshooting/create-medusa-app-errors.mdx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ title: 'Common Create-React-App Errors'
 import TypeError from './create-medusa-app-errors/_typeerror.md'
 import OtherErrors from './create-medusa-app-errors/_other-errors.mdx'
 import InvalidTokenError from './create-medusa-app-errors/_no-browser-token-error.md'
+import DockerSection from "./database-errors/_docker.md"
 
 ## TypeError: cmd is not a function
 
@@ -18,6 +19,12 @@ import InvalidTokenError from './create-medusa-app-errors/_no-browser-token-erro
 
 ---
 
+## Can't Connect to PostgreSQL Docker Container
+
+<DockerSection />
+
+---
+
 ## Other Errors
 
 <OtherErrors />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/www/apps/docs/content/troubleshooting/database-error.mdx b/www/apps/docs/content/troubleshooting/database-error.mdx
index 2e73f835aa..c7d859b3a6 100644
--- a/www/apps/docs/content/troubleshooting/database-error.mdx
+++ b/www/apps/docs/content/troubleshooting/database-error.mdx
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ title: 'Database Errors'
 import SaslSection from './database-errors/_sasl.md'
 import ConnectionErrorSection from './database-errors/_connection-error.md'
 import PrivilegesSection from './database-errors/_privileges.md'
+import DockerSection from "./database-errors/_docker.md"
+
+## Can't Connect to PostgreSQL Docker Container
+
+<DockerSection />
 
 ## Error: SASL: SCRAM-SERVER-FIRST-MESSAGE: Client password must be a string
 
diff --git a/www/apps/docs/content/troubleshooting/database-errors/_docker.md b/www/apps/docs/content/troubleshooting/database-errors/_docker.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71237edb13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/apps/docs/content/troubleshooting/database-errors/_docker.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+When connecting your Medusa backend to a PostgreSQL Docker container, make sure the `5432` port is exposed.
+
+To do that, either pass the `-p` option to the `docker run` command. For example:
+
+```bash
+docker run -d -p 5432:5432 --name some-postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=supersecret postgres
+```
+
+Or, if you're using Docker Desktop, you can provide the option under the container's "Optional settings" collapsable.
+
+![Setting Port option in Docker Desktop](https://res.cloudinary.com/dza7lstvk/image/upload/v1699952615/Medusa%20Docs/Screenshots/Screenshot_2023-11-14_at_10.56.04_AM_nsur0q.png)
+
+If you expose the PostgreSQL docker container at a port other than `5432`, make sure to include it in your database URL.
+
+When installing Medusa with `create-medusa-app`, you can provide a database URL with the different port using the `--db-url` option.
+
+For example:
+
+```bash
+npx create-medusa-app@latest --db-url "postgres://user:password@localhost:<YOUR_PORT>/medusa-store"
+```
+
+Where `<YOUR_PORT>` is the exposed port if it's different than `5432`.
+
+Refer to the [database_url configuration documentation](../../development/backend/configurations.md#database_url) to learn how to set the database URL for an installed Medusa backend.