# Docker Maintenance — Growth Guard (kb#184)

## Background

2026-07-24: root LV (`/`, holds Docker's data-root) filled to 1.5G free / 100% used —
risk of ENOSPC corruption across every service on Agap. Emergency reclaim (builder
prune + dangling images + stopped containers) took it to 25G free / 90% used.

2026-07-26 (this task): re-measured before any action — still 24G free / 90% used
(the emergency fix hadn't regrown, but hadn't been made recurring either). Ran
`prune.sh` live: root went to **40G free / 83% used**. Breakdown before/after:

| | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Images (total/reclaimable) | 88GB / 62.41GB (70%) | 87.2GB / 62.41GB (71%) |
| Build Cache (total/reclaimable) | 18.74GB / 14.49GB | 4.25GB / 0B |
| Root free | 24G (90% used) | 40G (83% used) |

The 62.41GB of image "reclaimable" space barely moved — that's almost entirely
**tagged-but-unused** images (`docker image prune -a` territory), not dangling ones.
See the decision below.

## What `prune.sh` does (safe scope only)

```
docker builder prune -f      # build cache — always safe, fully rebuildable
docker container prune -f    # stopped/exited containers only
docker image prune -f        # DANGLING images only (untagged) — no -a
```

Logs before/after `docker system df` to `prune.log`, and pushes the post-prune
build-cache-reclaimable size (bytes) to Zabbix host `AgapHost` (hostid 10776),
trapper item `docker.buildcache.reclaimable.bytes` (itemid 70624, **type 2 —
confirmed to accept `history.push` on this Zabbix instance, unlike the type-2
"Calculated" items other tasks found dead; verified live 2026-07-26**).

Test without changing anything:
```bash
bash /home/alvis/agap_git/docker-maintenance/prune.sh --dry-run
```

## Explicitly NOT automated (human decision required)

- **`docker image prune -a`** — would reclaim ~62GB of tagged-but-currently-unused
  images (e.g. `cognee/cognee-mcp:1.2.2` at 17.9GB, `cognee` variants, old
  `ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui`, `lscr.io/linuxserver/calibre`/`zotero` at
  3.5GB each — many belong to services that are stopped/replaced but the image
  may still be wanted for a quick restart). **Decision recorded, not made**:
  someone with knowledge of which of these services are truly retired should
  either (a) run `docker image prune -a` manually after reviewing the image
  list (`docker system df -v`), or (b) curate a keep-list and prune around it.
  Not scheduled — this script will never run `-a`.
- **`docker volume prune`** — never automated; can destroy live data for a
  volume that's temporarily unmounted. Not touched by this script or its guard.

## Zabbix

- Item: `docker.buildcache.reclaimable.bytes` on host `AgapHost` (hostid 10776,
  itemid 70624), type Trapper, units B. Pushed once per `prune.sh` run (post-prune
  value — after a scheduled run this should almost always read near 0).
- Trigger (triggerid 32970): fires if `last()` of that item exceeds 20GB
  (21474836480 bytes) — i.e. the build cache grew back past the safe threshold
  between scheduled runs, meaning the timer isn't running or needs to run more
  often.
- Zabbix runs on **lizacer** (`http://192.168.1.4:81`), not Agap.

## Scheduled run — NOT INSTALLED (handoff required)

This directory contains the tested script only. Installing the schedule is a
human step (per Agap automation policy: no unattended agent installs a cron/
timer that acts on a live target). To install:

**Cron** (matches the existing `agap_git/kanboard` pattern — user crontab, no sudo):
```bash
crontab -e
# add:
0 4 * * * /home/alvis/agap_git/docker-maintenance/prune.sh >> /home/alvis/agap_git/docker-maintenance/prune.log 2>&1
```
Runs daily at 04:00. Adjust frequency if build-cache growth between runs proves
faster than expected (watch the Zabbix trigger above).

Alternative — **systemd user timer**, unit files provided in this directory
(`docker-prune.service`, `docker-prune.timer`), not installed:
```bash
mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
cp /home/alvis/agap_git/docker-maintenance/docker-prune.service ~/.config/systemd/user/
cp /home/alvis/agap_git/docker-maintenance/docker-prune.timer ~/.config/systemd/user/
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now docker-prune.timer
```

Either mechanism is fine; cron matches existing Agap convention (kanboard
healthcheck/backup) so it's the recommended default.

## Acceptance status (kb#184)

- [x] Immediate reclaim (2026-07-24, prior task) — done.
- [x] Recurring prune script — written, tested (dry-run + live run confirmed
      it reclaims builder cache + dangling images safely).
- [ ] **Schedule installed** — script + cron line + systemd unit files are ready;
      installing them is a human step (see above). **Handoff: run the `crontab -e`
      command above, or install the systemd timer.**
- [x] Build-cache Zabbix trigger — created (triggerid 32970), verified
      `history.push` lands (item read back 14490000000 during test, then 0
      after the live prune run).
- [x] `docker image prune -a` decision — recorded above as an open human
      decision, not automated.
- [x] df / free space — 40G free (83% used) as of 2026-07-26, up from 24G/90%.
