=== [1] PG_VERSION — the datadir's own record of its major
16
16
=== [2] the engine's REFUSAL, verbatim (the whole point of this leg)

PostgreSQL Database directory appears to contain a database; Skipping initialization

2026-09-21 21:44:28.155 CEST [1] LOG:  starting PostgreSQL 16.15 on x86_64-pc-linux-musl, compiled by gcc (Alpine 15.2.0) 15.2.0, 64-bit
2026-09-21 21:44:28.155 CEST [1] LOG:  listening on IPv4 address "0.0.0.0", port 5432
2026-09-21 21:44:28.155 CEST [1] LOG:  listening on IPv6 address "::", port 5432
2026-09-21 21:44:28.161 CEST [1] LOG:  listening on Unix socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"
2026-09-21 21:44:28.169 CEST [29] LOG:  database system was shut down at 2026-09-21 21:42:44 CEST
2026-09-21 21:44:28.183 CEST [1] LOG:  database system is ready to accept connections
=== [3] container state
image=postgres:16-alpine running=true restarts=0 exit=0
=== [4] the version binary in the image
postgres (PostgreSQL) 16.15