# Can the /var/discourse and /var/lib/docker folders be on different volumes?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-var-discourse-and-var-lib-docker-folders-be-on-different-volumes/401332
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** server-resources
**Created:** [April 23, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-var-discourse-and-var-lib-docker-folders-be-on-different-volumes/401332 "2026-04-23T07:08:28Z")
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### Author: ![Dannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dannii/32/129087_2.png) [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-var-discourse-and-var-lib-docker-folders-be-on-different-volumes/401332/3 "2026-04-23T22:13:57Z")

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(Oops, it’s /var/lib/docker)

My /var/discourse/shared/standalone folder is 19.3GB (in postgres\_data, uploads, and backups subfolders), and my /var/lib/docker/overlay2 folder is 12.6GB.

So the /var/discourse folder has my actual forum data. And the /var/lib/docker folder would have the docker images (and the actual Discourse software?)

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