Tag: Docker

How to Move Docker Data to Another Location, Why It’s Useful & How to Do It

Introduction Docker makes it easy to run applications in containers, but by default, it stores its data—including images, volumes, and containers—on your system disk (usually /var/lib/docker on Linux). Over time, this can consume significant disk space, impact performance, or simply not align with your preferred storage configuration. Moving Docker’s storage directory to another location is …