Run a service automatically in a docker container

Question

I\'m setting up a simple image: one that holds Riak (a NoSQL database). The image starts the Riak service with riak start as a CMD. Now, if I run it as a daemon

Answer 1

Using tail to keep container alive is a hack. Also, note, that with -f option container will terminate when log rotation happens (this can be avoided by using -F instead).

A better solution is to use supervisor. Take a look at this tutorial about running Riak in a Docker container.