Resolved Docker Image Location

[Sysop]

Hello,

I was wondering if it was possible to configure Plesk to store Docker images on another partition. The problem now is that some of the images I'm using eat up every last bit of my boot drive and that seems to be the default location where it operates from. If there's somewhere I can change the setting I'm not finding it.

~ Thanks

 

[Nik G]

hello @Sysop ,
Plesk uses ordinary docker daemon, so you need to change it's settings.
regarding change default path for docker images I can suggest two ways:

Expand/Collapse Block: the first one

1. Stop docker daemon.
2. Make sure that there are no docker related processes.
3. Move the contents of /var/lib/docker to your new location.
4. Create a softlink to default location.
5. Start docker daemon.
6. Make sure all the images and data are working from the new location

or

Expand/Collapse Block: another one

1. Take a backup of docker. service file. ...
2. Modify /lib/systemd/system/docker.service to tell docker to use our own directory. instead of default /var/lib/docker. ...
3. Stop docker service. ...
4. Do daemon-reload as we changed docker.service file. ...
5. rsync existing docker data to our new location. ...
6. Start docker service

 

[Sysop]

@Nik G, I went with your first option and docker seems to work fine; thank you very much!