Pin image versions

- docker-compose: victoria-logs v1.52.0 and docker-socket-proxy v0.5.0,
  the versions running on sandbox.
- Dockerfile: golang 1.27.1-alpine3.24 and alpine 3.24.2 (Go 1.23 and
  Alpine 3.20 no longer receive security fixes).
- README: pinned versions and how to update them.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+# Image versions are pinned: update them on purpose (see "Updating" in the README).
+
 # ---- Build ----
-FROM golang:1.23-alpine AS build
+FROM golang:1.27.1-alpine3.24 AS build
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY go.mod ./
 COPY *.go ./
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@ COPY web ./web
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w" -o /out/logstream .
 
 # ---- Final image (~15 MB) ----
-FROM alpine:3.20
+FROM alpine:3.24.2
 RUN adduser -D -H -u 10001 logstream \
  && mkdir /data && chown logstream /data
 COPY --from=build /out/logstream /usr/local/bin/logstream

README.md

@@ -187,6 +187,29 @@ are only known by your router or a local DNS (Pi-hole, AdGuard, Unbound…), set
   ```
 - Running outside Docker (Go 1.22+): `VLOGS_URL=http://localhost:9428 DATA_DIR=./data SYSLOG_ADDR=:5514 go run .`
 
+## Updating
+
+Every image version is pinned, so a `docker compose pull` or a rebuild never changes a
+component behind your back:
+
+| Where | Image | Version |
+|---|---|---|
+| `docker-compose.yml` | `victoriametrics/victoria-logs` | `v1.52.0` |
+| `docker-compose.yml` | `tecnativa/docker-socket-proxy` | `v0.5.0` |
+| `Dockerfile` (build) | `golang` | `1.27.1-alpine3.24` |
+| `Dockerfile` (runtime) | `alpine` | `3.24.2` |
+
+To update one of them:
+
+1. Check the release notes: [VictoriaLogs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/changelog/),
+   [docker-socket-proxy](https://github.com/Tecnativa/docker-socket-proxy/releases),
+   [Go](https://go.dev/doc/devel/release), [Alpine](https://alpinelinux.org/releases/).
+   VictoriaLogs keeps its storage format across minor versions; read the changelog before a
+   major version change.
+2. Change the version in the file above, then run `docker compose up -d --build`.
+3. Check the bottom bar (received / stored / dropped) and **Settings > Sources**. To go back,
+   restore the previous version and run the same command.
+
 ## Code layout
 
 | File | Contents |

docker-compose.yml

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ services:
       logstream.exclude: "true"      # never collect Logstream's own logs
 
   victorialogs:
-    # Pin a specific version in production (see hub.docker.com/r/victoriametrics/victoria-logs/tags)
-    image: victoriametrics/victoria-logs:latest
+    # Pinned version: see "Updating" in the README before changing it
+    image: victoriametrics/victoria-logs:v1.52.0
     container_name: logstream-victorialogs
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ services:
     # Read-only gateway to the Docker API: Logstream can only list containers,
     # read their logs, receive events and engine info. Anything else (start,
     # stop, exec, images, volumes…) is refused.
-    image: tecnativa/docker-socket-proxy:latest
+    image: tecnativa/docker-socket-proxy:v0.5.0
     container_name: logstream-docker-proxy
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment: