# Aufs/overlay2 storage driver (docker)

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/aufs-overlay2-storage-driver-docker/77968>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [January 14, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aufs-overlay2-storage-driver-docker/77968 "2018-01-14T01:07:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![lt100](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lt100/32/67668_2.png) [@lt100](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lt100)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aufs-overlay2-storage-driver-docker/77968/2 "2018-03-30T20:52:34Z")

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I have the same question. I’ve just installed Discourse following an official walkthough on Ubuntu 16.04 and my storage driver is `overlay2`. I’ve installed Discourse in the past, and the driver always was `aufs`.

Shall I somehow switch to `aufs`, or `overlay2` is ok? Thanks.

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