MySQL Backup container

This container uses mysql_dump to backup all databases on a mysql or mariadb database server.

Variables

Variable	Value	Default
BACKUP_DIR	Backup destination	/backup
MYSQL_UNAME	Mysql username
MYSQL_PWORD	Mysql password
MYSQL_HOST	Mysql host	localhost
MYSQL_PORT	Mysql port	3306
IGNORE_DB	Don't backup databases with these names with regex	(^mysql|_schema$|_test|sys$)
KEEP_BACKUPS_FOR	Days to keep backups	7

Example

docker run -e MYSQL_UNAME=backup \
           -e MYSQL_PWORD=backup \
           hcdesigns/docker-mysql-backup

Credits

For original backup script: https://gist.github.com/tleish/1c6e788c84f59200446b