# Can't install Discourse with only 10 GB disk, run out of space **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-install-discourse-with-only-10-gb-disk-run-out-of-space/29149 **Category:** Self-hosting **Tags:** docker, server-resources **Created:** [May 22, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-install-discourse-with-only-10-gb-disk-run-out-of-space/29149 "2015-05-22T19:27:54Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 37
### Author: ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei) #### Post date: [February 17, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-install-discourse-with-only-10-gb-disk-run-out-of-space/29149/37 "2016-02-17T21:27:13Z")
> [@dandv](#): > > What exactly does this “world of pain” entail? Is it worth restoring a Discourse backup to an instance running on aufs? The short version: It will work fine until it suddenly corrupts the file system; and then demons fly out of your nose, circle back behind you and strangulate you. Only one of these is an overstatement 😉 Here are a few memorable quotes from the world of pain: > [@sam](#): > > We had some very nasty support issues that were incredibly hard to troubleshoot. > [@What is the best docker storage backend to use on a VPS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-docker-storage-backend-to-use-on-a-vps/34646/5): > > Never, ever use device mapper. That is a one way ticket to corruption town, sooner or later. It is buggy as hell and has been for a year despite Red Hat saying “it works now” over and over. > [@What is the best docker storage backend to use on a VPS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-docker-storage-backend-to-use-on-a-vps/34646/7): > > I don’t know but you can ask the support customer whose corrupted install on Centos (and thus devicemapper) we just had to recover via a backup.. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-install-discourse-with-only-10-gb-disk-run-out-of-space/29149)._