Below are some of the steps you can try to resolve this issue.
Step 1: Make sure the database exists
# psql -h localhost -p 5432 -U db-username -d db-database
Step 2: Check the list of Databases that exits
# psql -h localhost -p 5432 -U db-username -l
This will provide you with the list of all the databases, which will help you to know if it does not exist or you have misspelled it.
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