<p>Following Error while connecting springboot app service to Postgres using yml.</p>
<p>NOTE: url: jdbc:postgresql://localhost/postgres</p>
<pre><code>Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'userServiceImpl': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field 'userRepository'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'userRepository': Cannot create inner bean '(inner bean)#3f0846c6' of type [org.springframework.orm.jpa.SharedEntityManagerCreator] while setting bean property 'entityManager'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name '(inner bean)#3f0846c6': Cannot resolve reference to bean 'entityManagerFactory' while setting constructor argument; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'entityManagerFactory' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/orm/jpa/HibernateJpaConfiguration.class]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is javax.persistence.PersistenceException: [PersistenceUnit: default] Unable to build Hibernate SessionFactory; nested exception is org.hibernate.exception.JDBCConnectionException: Unable to open JDBC Connection for DDL execution
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.inject(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:639)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InjectionMetadata.inject(InjectionMetadata.java:116)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessProperties(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:397)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1429)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:594)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:517)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:323)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:321)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:202)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:276)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1287)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1207)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.inject(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:636)
        ... 62 common frames omitted

        Caused by: java.net.UnknownHostException: db
            at java.base/java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:220)
            at java.base/java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:403)
            at java.base/java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:591)
            at org.postgresql.core.PGStream.&lt;init&gt;(PGStream.java:75)
            at org.postgresql.core.v3.ConnectionFactoryImpl.tryConnect(ConnectionFactoryImpl.java:91)
            at org.postgresql.core.v3.ConnectionFactoryImpl.openConnectionImpl(ConnectionFactoryImpl.java:192)
            ... 138 common frames omitted


Please suggest the alternatives and ideas
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<p>Well, you did not show your yaml file, that is most important. Error says problem with connection, so make sure your postgres is up and running, you can test it in console like</p>
<pre><code>psql -h localhost -p port(default 5432) -U username -d database
</code></pre>
<pre><code>spring:
  datasource:
    url: jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/databaseName?createDatabaseIfNotExist=true&amp;autoReconnect=true&amp;useSSL=false
    username: yourUsername
    password: yourPassword
  jpa:
    hibernate:
      ddl-auto: update
    show-sql: true
</code></pre>
<p>This is example of application.yaml for connecting to postgresql running on your machine, i am using docker for databases,so it works for that as well. Then make sure you have postgresql in your build file. If you use maven, it looks like this</p>
<pre><code>&lt;dependency&gt;
        &lt;groupId&gt;org.postgresql&lt;/groupId&gt;
        &lt;artifactId&gt;postgresql&lt;/artifactId&gt;
        &lt;scope&gt;runtime&lt;/scope&gt;
&lt;/dependency&gt;
</code></pre>
<p>And don`t forget JPA, which you probably have, as i see from error, but anyway</p>
<pre><code>&lt;dependency&gt;
        &lt;groupId&gt;org.springframework.boot&lt;/groupId&gt;
        &lt;artifactId&gt;spring-boot-starter-data-jpa&lt;/artifactId&gt;
&lt;/dependency&gt;
</code></pre>
<p>Version is defined as parent. Spring boot makes configuration and connection for you, just by adding dependencies and reading your application.yml file.</p>
