# Bitnami Secure Image for Jaeger

> Jaeger is a distributed tracing system. It is used for monitoring and troubleshooting microservices-based distributed systems.

[Overview of Jaeger](https://jaegertracing.io/)
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## TL;DR

```console
docker run --name jaeger bitnami/jaeger:latest
```

## Why use Bitnami Secure Images?

Those are hardened, minimal CVE images built and maintained by Bitnami. Bitnami Secure Images are based on the cloud-optimized, security-hardened enterprise [OS Photon Linux](https://vmware.github.io/photon/). Why choose BSI images?

- Hardened secure images of popular open source software with Near-Zero Vulnerabilities
- Vulnerability Triage & Prioritization with VEX Statements, KEV and EPSS Scores
- Compliance focus with FIPS, STIG, and air-gap options, including secure bill of materials (SBOM)
- Software supply chain provenance attestation through in-toto
- First class support for the internet’s favorite Helm charts

Each image comes with valuable security metadata. You can view the metadata in [our public catalog here](https://app-catalog.vmware.com/bitnami/apps). Note: Some data is only available with [commercial subscriptions to BSI](https://bitnami.com/).

![Alt text](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/blob/main/BSI%20UI%201.png?raw=true "Application details")
![Alt text](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/blob/main/BSI%20UI%202.png?raw=true "Packaging report")

If you are looking for our previous generation of images based on Debian Linux, please see the [Bitnami Legacy registry](https://hub.docker.com/u/bitnamilegacy).

## Supported tags and respective `Dockerfile` links

Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags [in our documentation page](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/application-catalog/tanzu-application-catalog/services/tac-doc/apps-tutorials-understand-rolling-tags-containers-index.html).

## Get this image

The recommended way to get the Bitnami Jaeger Docker Image is to pull the prebuilt image from the [Docker Hub Registry](https://hub.docker.com/r/bitnami/jaeger).

```console
docker pull bitnami/jaeger:latest
```

To use a specific version, you can pull a versioned tag. You can view the [list of available versions](https://hub.docker.com/r/bitnami/jaeger/tags/) in the Docker Hub Registry.

```console
docker pull bitnami/jaeger:[TAG]
```

If you wish, you can also build the image yourself by cloning the repository, changing to the directory containing the Dockerfile and executing the `docker build` command. Remember to replace the `APP`, `VERSION` and `OPERATING-SYSTEM` path placeholders in the example command below with the correct values.

```console
git clone https://github.com/bitnami/containers.git
cd bitnami/APP/VERSION/OPERATING-SYSTEM
docker build -t bitnami/APP:latest .
```

## Using `docker-compose.yaml`

Please be aware this file has not undergone internal testing. Consequently, we advise its use exclusively for development or testing purposes. For production-ready deployments, we highly recommend utilizing its associated [Bitnami Helm chart](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/main/bitnami/jaeger).

## Why use a non-root container?

Non-root container images add an extra layer of security and are generally recommended for production environments. However, because they run as a non-root user, privileged tasks are typically off-limits. Learn more about non-root containers [in our docs](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/application-catalog/tanzu-application-catalog/services/tac-doc/apps-tutorials-work-with-non-root-containers-index.html).

## Configuration

The following section describes the supported environment variables

### Environment variables

The following tables list the main variables you can set.

#### Customizable environment variables

| Name                                        | Description                                                                | Default Value                                     |
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| `JAEGER_USERNAME`                           | Jaeger username.                                                           | `user`                                            |
| `JAEGER_PASSWORD`                           | Jaeger password.                                                           | `bitnami`                                         |
| `JAEGER_AGENT_ZIPKIN_UDP_PORT_NUMBER`       | Jaeger Agent UDP port. Accept zipkin.thrift over compact thrift protocol   | `5775`                                            |
| `JAEGER_AGENT_COMPACT_UDP_PORT_NUMBER`      | Jaeger Agent UDP port. Accept jaeger.thrift over compact thrift protocol   | `6831`                                            |
| `JAEGER_AGENT_BINARY_UDP_PORT_NUMBER`       | Jaeger Agent UDP port. Accept jaeger.thrift over binary thrift protocol    | `6832`                                            |
| `JAEGER_AGENT_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER`             | Jaeger Agent HTTP port. Serve configs.                                     | `5778`                                            |
| `JAEGER_QUERY_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER`             | Jaeger Query HTTP port.                                                    | `16686`                                           |
| `JAEGER_QUERY_GRPC_PORT_NUMBER`             | Jaeger Query GRPC port.                                                    | `16685`                                           |
| `JAEGER_COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_PORT_NUMBER`       | Jaeger Collector Zipkin compatible port.                                   | `nil`                                             |
| `JAEGER_COLLECTOR_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER`         | Jaeger Collector HTTP port. Accept jaeger.thrift directly from clients     | `14268`                                           |
| `JAEGER_COLLECTOR_GRPC_PORT_NUMBER`         | Jaeger Collector GRPC port. Accept jaeger.thrift directly from clients     | `14250`                                           |
| `JAEGER_ADMIN_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER`             | Jaeger Admin port.                                                         | `14269`                                           |
| `JAEGER_METRICS_PORT_NUMBER`                | Jaeger prometheus metrics port.                                            | `8888`                                            |
| `JAEGER_HEALTHCHECK_PORT_NUMBER`            | Jaeger healthcheck port.                                                   | `13133`                                           |
| `JAEGER_COLLECTOR_OTLP_GRPC_PORT_NUMBER`    | Jaeger Collector OpenTelemetry gRPC port.                                  | `4317`                                            |
| `JAEGER_COLLECTOR_OTLP_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER`    | Jaeger Collector OpenTelemetry HTTP port.                                  | `4318`                                            |
| `JAEGER_AGENT_ZIPKIN_UDP_HOST`              | Jaeger Agent UDP host. Accept zipkin.thrift over compact thrift protocol   | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_AGENT_COMPACT_UDP_HOST`             | Jaeger Agent UDP host. Accept jaeger.thrift over compact thrift protocol   | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_AGENT_BINARY_UDP_HOST`              | Jaeger Agent UDP host. Accept jaeger.thrift over binary thrift protocol    | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_AGENT_HTTP_HOST`                    | Jaeger Agent HTTP host. Serve configs.                                     | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_QUERY_HTTP_HOST`                    | Jaeger Query HTTP host.                                                    | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_QUERY_GRPC_HOST`                    | Jaeger Query GRPC host.                                                    | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_COLLECTOR_HTTP_HOST`                | Jaeger Collector Zipkin compatible host.                                   | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_COLLECTOR_GRPC_HOST`                | Jaeger Collector HTTP host. Accept jaeger.thrift directly from clients     | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_ADMIN_HTTP_HOST`                    | Jaeger Collector GRPC host. Accept jaeger.thrift directly from clients     | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HOST`              | Jaeger Admin host.                                                         | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_METRICS_HOST`                       | Jaeger prometheus metrics host.                                            | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_HEALTHCHECK_HOST`                   | Jaeger healthcheck host.                                                   | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_COLLECTOR_OTLP_GRPC_HOST`           | Jaeger Collector OpenTelemetry gRPC host.                                  | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_COLLECTOR_OTLP_HTTP_HOST`           | Jaeger Collector OpenTelemetry HTTP host.                                  | `0.0.0.0`                                         |
| `JAEGER_APACHE_QUERY_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER`      | Jaeger Query UI HTTP port, exposed via Apache with basic authentication.   | `nil`                                             |
| `JAEGER_APACHE_QUERY_HTTPS_PORT_NUMBER`     | Jaeger Query UI HTTPS port, exposed via Apache with basic authentication.  | `nil`                                             |
| `JAEGER_APACHE_COLLECTOR_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER`  | Jaeger Collector HTTP port, exposed via Apache with basic authentication.  | `14270`                                           |
| `JAEGER_APACHE_COLLECTOR_HTTPS_PORT_NUMBER` | Jaeger Collector HTTPS port, exposed via Apache with basic authentication. | `14271`                                           |
| `SPAN_STORAGE_TYPE`                         | Jaeger storage type.                                                       | `cassandra`                                       |
| `JAEGER_CASSANDRA_HOST`                     | Cassandra server host.                                                     | `127.0.0.1`                                       |
| `JAEGER_CASSANDRA_PORT_NUMBER`              | Cassandra server port.                                                     | `9042`                                            |
| `JAEGER_CASSANDRA_KEYSPACE`                 | Cassandra keyspace.                                                        | `bn_jaeger`                                       |
| `JAEGER_CASSANDRA_DATACENTER`               | Cassandra keyspace.                                                        | `dc1`                                             |
| `JAEGER_CASSANDRA_USER`                     | Cassandra user name.                                                       | `cassandra`                                       |
| `JAEGER_CASSANDRA_PASSWORD`                 | Cassandra user password.                                                   | `nil`                                             |
| `JAEGER_CASSANDRA_ALLOWED_AUTHENTICATORS`   | Comma-separated list of allowed password authenticators for Cassandra.     | `org.apache.cassandra.auth.PasswordAuthenticator` |

#### Read-only environment variables

| Name                  | Description                        | Value                           |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| `JAEGER_BASE_DIR`     | Jaeger installation directory.     | `${BITNAMI_ROOT_DIR}/jaeger`    |
| `JAEGER_BIN_DIR`      | Jaeger directory for binary files. | `${JAEGER_BASE_DIR}/bin`        |
| `JAEGER_CONF_DIR`     | Jaeger configuration directory.    | `${JAEGER_BASE_DIR}/conf`       |
| `JAEGER_CONF_FILE`    | Jaeger configuration file.         | `${JAEGER_CONF_DIR}/jaeger.yml` |
| `JAEGER_LOGS_DIR`     | Jaeger logs directory.             | `${JAEGER_BASE_DIR}/logs`       |
| `JAEGER_LOG_FILE`     | Jaeger log file.                   | `${JAEGER_LOGS_DIR}/jaeger.log` |
| `JAEGER_TMP_DIR`      | Jaeger temporary directory.        | `${JAEGER_BASE_DIR}/tmp`        |
| `JAEGER_PID_FILE`     | Jaeger PID file.                   | `${JAEGER_TMP_DIR}/jaeger.pid`  |
| `JAEGER_DAEMON_USER`  | Jaeger daemon system user.         | `jaeger`                        |
| `JAEGER_DAEMON_GROUP` | Jaeger daemon system group.        | `jaeger`                        |

### Running commands

To run commands inside this container you can use `docker run`, for example to execute `jaeger --help` you can follow the example below:

```console
docker run --rm --name jaeger bitnami/jaeger:latest --help
```

Check the [official Jaeger documentation](https://jaegertracing.io//docs) for more information.

### FIPS configuration in Bitnami Secure Images

The Bitnami Jaeger Docker image from the [Bitnami Secure Images](https://go-vmware.broadcom.com/contact-us) catalog includes extra features and settings to configure the container with FIPS capabilities. You can configure the next environment variables:

- `OPENSSL_FIPS`: whether OpenSSL runs in FIPS mode or not. `yes` (default), `no`.

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