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MySQL 8 defaults to a binlog expiry period of 2592000 seconds (30 days), which for Tutor/Open edX purposes can be considered excessive. On the one hand, it is unlikely that a MySQL server configured for Tutor uses MySQL replication at all (considering that up until Tutor 15 and MySQL 5.7, the binlog was disabled by default, rendering replication impossible). Even if it does, a replica lagging more than two days behind the primary server would be unacceptable. Likewise, it is unlikely that an Open edX database is backed up less than once a day, thus is is unlikely that Open edX admins would benefit from the ability to do point-in-time restore over a 30-day period. On the other hand, having a 30-day binlog expiry period can considerably increase the storage space requirements for the MySQL container, particularly on busy Open edX platforms. When left unchecked, this can even cause the MySQL container to run into "No space left on device" situations, disabling the MySQL database altogether. Thus, the MySQL default settings are likely to be a net disadvantage for Open edX admins. Finally, all of the above considerations apply only if the Open edX administrator has chosen to run their own MySQL and not opted for a DBaaS solution like AWS RDS. Thus, it should be acceptable to run with a reduced binlog expiry period of 3 days (rather than 30) by default. Therefore, inject the --binlog-expire-logs-seconds=259200 argument into the Tutor-generated command to start mysqld. Reference: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/replication-options-binary-log.html#sysvar_binlog_expire_logs_seconds
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[Improvement] When configured with RUN_MYSQL: true, run mysqld with binlog expiry set to 3 days (rather than the default of 30).