SIGTERM not received by java process using 'docker stop' and the official java image

Question

I am running a dropwizard Java application in a Docker container using the image java:7u79 based on debian/jessie.

My Java application hand

Answer 1

@h3nrik answer is right but sometimes you really need to use a script for setup the launch. Just use the exec command to do the trick in most of the cases:

#!/bin/sh

#--- Preparations

exec java -jar ...

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