Rotate the logfile in the container distribution. Fixes #6170

Dockerfile

@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual \
         krb5-server-ldap \
         linux-headers && \
     apk add \
+        logrotate \
         postfix \
         postgresql-client \
         postgresql-libs \
@@ -180,7 +181,8 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual \
 COPY --from=pg13-builder /usr/local/lib/libpq.so.5.13 /usr/lib/
 RUN ln -sf /usr/lib/libpq.so.5.13 /usr/lib/libpq.so.5
 
-# Copy the runner script
+# Copy the various scripts
+COPY pkg/docker/logrotate.conf /etc/logrotate.d/pgadmin
 COPY pkg/docker/run_pgadmin.py /pgadmin4
 COPY pkg/docker/gunicorn_config.py /pgadmin4
 COPY pkg/docker/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh

docs/en_US/release_notes_5_0.rst

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ New features
 
 | `Issue #5912 <https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/5912>`_ -  Added support for Logical Replication.
 | `Issue #5967 <https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/5967>`_ -  Implemented runtime using NWjs to open pgAdmin4 in a standalone window instead of the system tray and web browser.
+| `Issue #6170 <https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/6170>`_ -  Rotate the logfile in the container distribution.
 
 Housekeeping
 ************

pkg/docker/logrotate.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/var/log/pgadmin/pgadmin4.log    {
+    daily
+    copytruncate
+    rotate 7
+    compress
+}