Can I se tup environment variables for timers?

Configuration
1

HI everyone,

It is possible to set up environment variables for a timer? Something like

timers:
  crontest:
    command: /bin/command
    environment:
       - FOO=BAR
       - FOO1=BAR1
    schedule: "2 * * * ? *"
    service: java
2

You would set the environment variables on the service that you specify in the timer. Something like:

services:
  timers:
    build: ./timers
    environment:
        - FOO=BAR
        - FOO1=BAR1
    scale: 0
timers:
  cleanup:
    command: bin/cleanup
    schedule: "*/1 * * * ?"
    service: timers

Hope that makes sense!

3

Hey @scastro, did you get it to work?

@ed_convox if I don’t want to hard code the environment in the convox.yml (my use case is the credentials for a production mysqldump) is there a way to set the environment in the secrets like for app level secrets?

4

Sure, my config there was just an example!

services:
  timers:
    build: ./timers
    environment:
        - FOO
        - FOO1
    scale: 0
timers:
  cleanup:
    command: bin/cleanup
    schedule: "*/1 * * * ?"
    service: timers

and then

$ convox env set FOO=BAR FOO1=BAR1

is equally valid!

:blush:

5

Ok, so if in services I have timers and web like this:

services:
  web:
    build: .
    command: bin/webserver
    environment:
        - FOO
        - FOO1
  timers:
    build: ./timers
    environment:
        - FOO
        - FOO1
    scale: 0
timers:
  cleanup:
    command: bin/cleanup
    schedule: "*/1 * * * ?"
    service: timers

doing $ convox env set FOO=BAR FOO1=BAR1 the secrets will work for both web and timers correct?