binbashing/logrotate

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By binbashing

•Updated 4 days ago

A simple docker container based on Alpine the does logrotate.

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Logrotate

A simple docker container based on Alpine the does logrotate.

Usage

Use shared volumes to share log files with a container that produces logfiles
Set LOGROTATE_PATTERN etc. to configure what logrotate watches, log file size, etc.

docker run -it --rm \
  --env CRON_SCHEDULE='' \
  --env LOGROTATE_SIZE=1M \
  --env LOGROTATE_PATTERN=/var/logs/example-app/*.log \
  -v logs:/var/logs/example-app
  binbashing/logrotate

Customization

Most options below are substituted into the config file for logrotate, so please refer to the Manpage for logrotate⁠ for detailled documentation.

Option	Default	Description
`CRON_SCHEDULE`	`0 * * * *`	Cron schedule for logrotate command
`LOGROTATE_SIZE`	`100M`	Maximum size of log files
`LOGROTATE_MODE`	`copytruncate`	Mode of log rotation
`LOGROTATE_PATTERN`	`/logs/*.log`	Path pattern of log files to manage
`LOGROTATE_ROTATE`	`0`	Number of old log files to keep

Docker Pull Command

docker pull binbashing/logrotate