# Docker uses root partition, might need more storage space

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-uses-root-partition-might-need-more-storage-space/69298
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** server-resources
**Created:** [September 3, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-uses-root-partition-might-need-more-storage-space/69298 "2017-09-03T20:23:49Z")
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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-uses-root-partition-might-need-more-storage-space/69298/15 "2018-06-06T17:39:04Z")

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Based on @sam’s suggestion I spun up a new droplet → installed Discourse → added a block storage volume → moved uploads and backups to that volume. Everything worked out fine. Here is the howto:

> [@Move Uploads and Backups to DigitalOcean Block Storage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-uploads-and-backups-to-digitalocean-block-storage/89274):
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> So you want to move all uploads and backups to [DigitalOcean Block Storage](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-digitalocean-block-storage)? Before you do this, though, you might instead consider [Configure an S3 compatible object storage provider for uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-object-storage-for-uploads-s3-clones/148916). It is no more complicated to set up and provides some other advantages. Setup a Discourse instance on DigitalOcean Setup a Discourse instance on DigitalOcean using our [official guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md). Add a Volume to your droplet [Add](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-digitalocean-block-storage) a block storage volume to your droplet. Note down the name of the volume. In my case…

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