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This image is updated via pull requests to the touchifyapp/docker-beanstalkd GitHub repo.

Beanstalk: a simple, fast work queue.

Beanstalk is a simple, fast work queue.

Its interface is generic, but was originally designed for reducing the latency of page views in high-volume web applications by running time-consuming tasks asynchronously.

How to use

# Run a Beanstalkd server

$ docker run -d --name beanstalkd touchify/beanstalkd

Environments variables

You can configure the beanstalkd instance using environment variables:

Environment variable	Default	Description
BEANSTALKD_PORT	11300	The port to listen on
BEANSTALKD_FSYNC_INTERVAL	50	`fsync` at most once every MS milliseconds. Use `0` for "always fsync"
BEANSTALKD_FSYNC_DISABLE		Set to `1` to disable `fsync`
BEANSTALKD_LOG_ENABLE		Set to `1` to enable write-head log
BEANSTALKD_LOG_DIR	`/var/cache/beanstalkd`	Write-ahead log directory
BEANSTALKD_LOG_SIZE	10485760	Set the size of each write-ahead log. Will be rounded up to a multiple of 4096 bytes
BEANSTALKD_JOB_MAX_SIZE	65535	Set the maximum job size in bytes. max allowed is 1073741824 bytes
BEANSTALKD_VERBOSE		Set to `1` to enable verbosity

Command line options

You can also pass options to the commandline :

$ docker run touchify/beanstalkd -h

Use: beanstalkd [OPTIONS]

Options:
 -b DIR   write-ahead log directory
 -f MS    fsync at most once every MS milliseconds (default is 50ms);
          use -f0 for "always fsync"
 -F       never fsync
 -l ADDR  listen on address (default is 0.0.0.0)
 -p PORT  listen on port (default is 11300)
 -u USER  become user and group
 -z BYTES set the maximum job size in bytes (default is 65535);
          max allowed is 1073741824 bytes
 -s BYTES set the size of each write-ahead log file (default is 10485760);
          will be rounded up to a multiple of 4096 bytes
 -v       show version information
 -V       increase verbosity
 -h       show this help

License

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Supported Docker versions

This image is officially supported on Docker version 1.12+.

Please see the Docker installation documentation for details on how to upgrade your Docker daemon.

User Feedback

Documentation

Documentation for this image is stored in the touchifyapp/docker-beanstalkd GitHub repo. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the repository's README.md file before attempting a pull request.

Issues

If you have any problems with or questions about this image, please contact us through a GitHub issue.

Contributing

You are invited to contribute new features, fixes, or updates, large or small; we are always thrilled to receive pull requests, and do our best to process them as fast as we can.

Before you start to code, we recommend discussing your plans through a GitHub issue, especially for more ambitious contributions. This gives other contributors a chance to point you in the right direction, give you feedback on your design, and help you find out if someone else is working on the same thing.