mlllab/mysqldump repository overview

Simple and small container to backup MySQL databases.

⁠Usage

Set the following environment variables on the container.

• MYSQL_HOST
• MYSQL_USER
• MYSQL_PASSWORD
• MYSQL_DATABASE

And mount your backup volume into the container at /backup.

⁠How does it work?

On start the container runs mysqldump with the given env variables. The result is named with the current timestamp and stored under /backup/.

⁠Example

Run this as a one-off docker command

docker run --env MYSQL_HOST=1.2.3.4 \
           --env MYSQL_USER=root \
           --env MYSQL_PASSWORD=password \
           --env MYSQL_DATABASE=foobarbaz \
           --volume ${PWD}:/backup \
           mlllab/mysqldump