Create logs folder and give access to the folder after the user creation

Author: Jeanball

backend/Dockerfile

@@ -48,14 +48,15 @@ RUN npm ci --only=production
 # Copy built files from builder
 COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
 
-# Create logs directory for import logs
-RUN mkdir -p /app/logs/imports
-
 # Create non-root user for security
 RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
     adduser -S nodejs -u 1001 && \
     chown -R nodejs:nodejs /app
 
+# Create logs directory at root (outside /app) and assign to nodejs user
+RUN mkdir -p /logs/imports && \
+    chown -R nodejs:nodejs /logs
+
 USER nodejs
 
 # Expose port

backend/src/services/csv-import.service.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ import ImportLog, { IImportLogEntry } from '../models/ImportLog';
 import { discogsService, FoundAlbumInfo } from './discogs.service';
 
 // Ensure logs directory exists
-const LOGS_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '../../logs/imports');
+// Use absolute path /logs/imports in Docker, or fallback to relative path for local dev
+const LOGS_DIR = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
+    ? '/logs/imports'
+    : path.join(__dirname, '../../logs/imports');
 if (!fs.existsSync(LOGS_DIR)) {
     fs.mkdirSync(LOGS_DIR, { recursive: true });
 }

docker-compose.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ services:
       mongodb:
         condition: service_healthy
     volumes:
-      - import_logs:/app/logs
+      - import_logs:/logs
     networks:
       - musivault-network
     healthcheck: