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OpenClaw: ImagePullBackOff (db)

Common message

ImagePullBackOff

Symptoms​

  • App starts but fails DB migrations
  • Connection refused / auth failed
  • Wrong DB host/user/password injected

Root cause​

Database provisioning / credentials mismatch

Fix​

  1. Confirm secret keys exist and are mounted into the deployment.
  2. Check app logs for connection string used.
  3. Rotate credentials and redeploy if mismatch persists.