# 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 26, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-var-discourse-and-var-lib-docker-folders-be-on-different-volumes/401332/5 "2026-04-26T03:01:18Z")

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I know Linux is great at letting you mount anything anywhere, my question was more about the performance of doing so. So you don’t think I’d notice a performance hit?

I guess if Discourse can run well when the DB is entirely separate then this is probably fine.

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