related posts: 1) docker postgres pgadmin local connection
2) https://coderwall.com/p/qsr3yq/postgresql-with-docker-on-os-x (in the example "Name" entry is not filled in)
there are two ways to complete this task, I use official postgres
METHOD 1:
and runs it with
sudo docker run --name some-postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword -p 5432:5432 -d postgres
then connect with
Name: postgres
Host: localhost
Port: 5432
user
pass
...
METHOD 2:
starts with
sudo docker run --name some-postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword -d postgres
and then check the ip of container
sudo docker inspect
say result
172.17.42.1
then connect with pgAdmin tab Properties filled info
Name: postgres
Host: 172.17.42.1
Port: 5432
user
pass
...
Since you're mapping the port 5432 on the container to the same port on host with -p 5432:5432 in your docker run statement, try connecting pgadmin to port 5432 on the host instead of the container.