Have a closer look at app.yml and the Discourse docker image again as part of a new install, I was reminded that in the standard install , all data except for logs is handled via a single docker volume. Now this is probably varying between communities a lot, but if I look at our existing community, …

And here’s the related documentation: [image] Move Uploads and Backups to DigitalOcean Block Storage Self-Hosting So you want to move all uploads and backups to DigitalOcean Block Storage ? Before you do this, though, you might instead consider Configure an S3…

Thanks! I didn’t realize a container rebuild is all it needs. Thread can be closed, then. I’ll follow the guide @Canapin linked.

Separate docker volumes for uploads and backups

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) March 23, 2025, 2:29pm 2

They can. Just change the app.yml to have them be wherever you want. You can have uploads, backups, postgres, any of them all wherever you like.

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Separate docker volumes for uploads and backups

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