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Add HOW TO for changing the docker daemon's data-root directory
imported>Camilosampedro (Without an explicit "backend" option, the oci-containers default to running on "podman". This guide is for docker, so I believe it is expected that these settings run on docker.) |
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The <code>setSocketVariable</code> option sets the <code>DOCKER_HOST</code> variable to the rootless Docker instance for normal users by default. | The <code>setSocketVariable</code> option sets the <code>DOCKER_HOST</code> variable to the rootless Docker instance for normal users by default. | ||
== docker | === Changing Docker Daemon's Data Root === | ||
By default, the Docker daemon will store images, containers, and build context on the root filesystem. | |||
If you want to change the location that Docker stores its data, you can configure a new <code>data-root</code> for the daemon by setting the <code>data-root</code> property of the [https://search.nixos.org/options?show=virtualisation.docker.daemon.settings&from=0&size=50&sort=alpha_asc&type=packages&query=virtualisation.docker <code>virtualisation.docker.daemon.settings</code>]. | |||
<syntaxHighlight lang=nix> | |||
virtualisation.docker.daemon.settings = { | |||
data-root = "/some-place/to-store-the-docker-data"; | |||
}; | |||
</syntaxHighlight> | |||
== Docker Containers as systemd Services == | |||
To make sure some docker containers are running as systemd services, you can use 'oci-containers': | To make sure some docker containers are running as systemd services, you can use 'oci-containers': | ||