Set a rate limit on syslog messages from all Docker containers

Author: jleveque

dockers/docker-base-stretch/etc/rsyslog.conf

@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
 #################
 
 $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
+
+#
+# Set a rate limit on messages from the container
+#
+$SystemLogRateLimitInterval 300
+$SystemLogRateLimitBurst 10000
+
 #$ModLoad imklog  # provides kernel logging support
 #$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability
 

dockers/docker-base/etc/rsyslog.conf

@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 #################
 
 $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
+
+#
+# Set a rate limit on messages from the container
+#
+$SystemLogRateLimitInterval 300
+$SystemLogRateLimitBurst 10000
+
 #$ModLoad imklog  # provides kernel logging support
 #$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability