Use embedded tini init process by default

Author: Eugene Dementiev

main.tf

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ resource "aws_ecs_task_definition" "task" {
       memoryReservation = var.memory_reservation
       mountPoints       = []
       volumesFrom       = []
+      linuxParameters = {
+        initProcessEnabled = var.init_process_enabled
+      }
     }
     ], var.additional_container_definitions) : merge(s, {
     environment = [for k in sort(keys(var.environment)) : { "name" : k, "value" : var.environment[k] }]

variables.tf

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ variable "target_group_names" {
   default     = []
 }
 
+
 variable "environment" {
   description = "Enviropnment vars to pass to the container. Note: they will be visible in the task definition, so please don't pass any secrets here."
   type        = map
@@ -95,6 +96,12 @@ variable "desired_count" {
   default = 1
 }
 
+variable "init_process_enabled" {
+  description = "Use embdedded to Docker tini init process that correctly reaps zombie processes"
+  default     = true
+}
+
+
 locals {
   balanced                     = var.container_port > 0
   load_balancer_container_name = coalesce(var.load_balancer_container_name, var.service_name)