I’m trying to install Discourse but it says that the Storage Driver vfs is incompatible. But when I try to change it to aufs or overlay2, Docker does not start anymore. I’m using Debian 9.
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The discussion revolves around an issue with Docker storage driver incompatibility when trying to install Discourse. hallo1142 initially reported the problem with the vfs storage driver and attempted to switch to aufs or overlay2, but Docker would not start. Falco suggested that the issue might be related to the VPS provider, and after hallo1142 revealed they were using a LXC VPS from https://www.mk-hosting.net, Falco stated that LXC VPS would not work due to the storage driver incompatibility. Falco also mentioned that KVM VPS from providers like Digital Ocean, Amazon Lightsail, and Vultr should work fine with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. After hallo1142 confirmed they had tried a KVM VPS and still encountered issues, Falco concluded that the hosting provider is incompatible with Discourse and recommended switching to a different provider or forum software.
Are you following the install cloud instructions?
How did you install Docker?
Yes. With the provided install command: wget -qO- https://get.docker.com/ | sh
What is your VPS provider?
Looks like you aren’t using a KVM VPS.
It’s https://www.mk-hosting.net I’m using a LXC VPS. But I also tried it on a KVM VPS. Same Problem.
That won’t ever work.
Was it KVM for sure?
We test Digital Ocean (KVM) VPS installs every week, and other like Amazon Lightsail and Vultr less frequently and they all work just fine when running with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
If the problem persists, I suggest switching to a different hosting service.
Yes, it was KVM. I’m trying it with Ubuntu. And Why does LXC not work?
I can’t change it. This is the Problem… When I try it Docker becomes completly unfunctional.
Well, so that hosting provider is not compatible with Discourse.
You will have to change the hosting provider: Digital Ocean, Amazon LightSail and Vultr offer European datacenters in their offerings. (or change to a different forum software)
Okay, thanks for helping me.